Occupying forces illegally detain man, his wife near occupied Tskhinvali
Davit Vanishvili and his grandson Malkhaz are the only people who have an access to the village cemetery so they roll an Easter egg on each grave on behalf of the families who were forbidden to cross the barbed wire. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The occupying forces illegally detained a man and his wife living in the village of Khurvaleti near occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Malkhaz Vanishvili, 30, is the grandson of Davit Vanishvili, whose house and agricultural lands are divided in two by occupying forces for several years now.
The State Security Service of Georgia announced yesterday that the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM), which is the only monitoring mission patrolling at occupation lines in Georgia, has been informed of the incident.
Davit Vanishvili told the Georgian service of the Voice of America that his grandson was taken to occupied Tskhinvali.
Davit Vanishvili , also known as Data Papa, has been detained several times for crossing the so-called border, which is in his yard. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Data Papa said that at first the servicemen took his grandson Malkhaz on April 15, while next morning they came back for his wife.
Meanwhile, yesterday the occupying forces have carried out “borderisation” activities in Kareli Municipality in central Georgia, which has been condemned by Tbilisi as "destructive" acts amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
NATO PA President Madeleine Moon has dedicated a significant part of her speech to Georgian citizen Data Vanishvili, whose home and lands are divided into two by occupation forces in the village of Khurvaleti, eastern Georgia.
88-year-old Georgian man Data Vanishvili, whose house and agricultural lands are divided in two by occupying forces, has asked advice from NATO PA President Madeleine Moon, who has visited the occupation line in the village of Khurvaleti earlier today.
87-year-old Data Vanishvili, whose yard is divided in two by Russian-erected illegal barbed wire fences, crossed the occupation line early in the morning to cast his vote in the presidential elections.
President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, together with her Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili, has visited the occupation line that divides Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) from the rest of Georgia.
The United States is “deeply troubled” by reports that Russian-led security forces have resumed aggressive "borderization" activities near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. The European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell also stated that “borderisation” is “completely unacceptable”.
The co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) from the European Union, United Nations and the OSCE, Toivo Klaar, Cihan Sultanoglu and Rudolf Michalka condemn “borderisation” activities near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said in response to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that the Georgian legislation does not consider having trade representations of foreign countries.
The US and the UK missions to OSCE say that they are ‘deeply troubled’ by reports that Russian-led security actors have resumed ‘aggressive, intensive borderisation activities’ along the occupation line, near the village of Takhtisdziri, occupied Tskhinvali region.
Three Georgian citizens were detained near the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia. Georgian news agency Interpressnews said the three were allegedly kidnapped last night from the Muzhava village in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, close to occupied Gali district.
The Georgian State Security Service says that the hot line has been activated and the country’s international partners have been informed regarding the abduction of three Georgian citizens by the Russian-controlled occupation forces on June 6 near occupied Abkhazia.
Russian occupying forces allegedly kidnapped a 21-year-old Georgian man on Tbilisi-controlled area close to Enguri Bridge, which is the only crossing-point connecting the occupied Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia.
Three women have disappeared near the occupation line close to Enguri Bridge connecting the occupied Abkhazia region with the rest of Georgia.
Georgian citizen Malkhaz Vanishvili (Kurtaevi), who lives in the village of Khurvaleti near Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, attempted suicide on January 19 after occupation forces forcibly have separated him from his pregnant wife, Tatia Adikashvili, several months ago.
Davit Vanishvili, also known as Data Papa, who has lived for about eight years isolated on the other side of the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) in the Russian-occupied Georgian village of Khurvaleti, has died.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and President Salome Zurabishvili have stated that they are ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of Data Vanishvili, a man who has refused to leave his house in the village of Khurvaleti despite the fact the part of the house and his agricultural lands were occupied by Russians.
Georgian citizen Data Vanishvili, who has become a symbol of the resistance and fight against the Russian occupation, was buried earlier today in the village of Khurvaleti, in the cemetery of his ancestors which is now under illegal Russian occupation.