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Georgia's Breakaway Republics Mark Independence Day

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On August 14, the Russian daily “Izvestia” quoted Leonid Tibilov, de facto president of Georgia’s breakaway republic of South Ossetia, as saying that several formerly Georgian-populated villages to the north of Tskhinvali will be demolished to allow for the construction of an industrial and agricultural zone.

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August 26, 2012

Georgia's breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia marked four years of de facto independence on August 26.

In South Ossetia, parliamentary speaker Stanislav Koriev referred to the region's "unbroken spirit" and called its people citizens of a "heroic nation."

President Leonid Tibilov handed out awards to "citizens who made contributions to the establishment and strengthening of sovereignty" in South Ossetia.

In Abkhazia, Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Chirikba warned that the conflict with Georgia, which still claims both republics as part of its territory, was not finished.

August 26 is the day the Russian Federation recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent nations.

Only a few nations have followed Moscow in recognizing the two republics as independent countries.

Based on reporting by ITAR-TASS and Interfax

Amnesty International says abusive governments can no longer use the issue of sovereignty to justify their actions.

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Former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili attends a preliminary hearing of his case at the court in Kutaisi on May 22.

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by: Jack from: US

August 27, 2012 03:31

US government and its minion rump republic of Georgia live in a land of fantasy, refusing to accept the reality that people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well as most other minorities suffering under Saakashvilli clan, would never surrender their freedom and independence to a bunch of homicidal thugs in Tbilisi who are bankrolled by US government at US taxpayers' expense

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by: Konstantin from: Los Angeles

August 28, 2012 04:54

Who ever knew that Stanislav and Vyacheslav
Are names of Osetin and Abkhazian people?
With rear exception pretence to sound Slav,
Names given by Russian spies to peuples,
Often children of raped by Russians davs.

Most Osetins and Abkhazians refugees,
Most in Georgia - enough Jack from US,
Your "homomaniak's" raping of the truth
And calling self "homofobic" - you loose.

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by: peter from: ottawa canada

August 28, 2012 12:03

FSB Jack, too bad your on the loosing side again of Libya, Syria, Belaruse and Iran. Abkhazia and S. Ossetia never had a border until the Soviet Bolsheviks invented one . As for Georgia the country is entering the 21th century without Russia. Outside of the cities Russia is still in the 19th century, gravel roads, no road signs, no indoor plumbing. Just like Cuba and Russia , S Ossetia and Akhazia will remain backward and with FSB dictatorship with the head puppeteer , Putin calling the tunes. By the way both un elected leaders of those regions are x-FSB with their master in Moscow. By the way Jack 50 dollar oil is soon coming,

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by: Alexandre from: The Netherlands.

August 28, 2012 12:14

Abkhazian and Ossetian people that have decided be part of new Russian Imperio are not patriots...What about Chechens, Ingush, Circassians, Daguestanies Tatars, and many others that we have to ask if prefer celebrate independence day also?

by: Vakhtang from: Moscow

August 28, 2012 10:02

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are currently is the bandit's formations..
There are thousands of аpsu and оssetian looters, marauders and war criminals..
thousands of houses and flats illegally occupied by bandits
no law on private property
аpsua gangs engaged in plunder, rape and murder of tourists
in Russia prohibited to talk about crimes that commits аpsua bandits against Russian...
Thus Putin, as well as apsua bandits guilty in crimes against the Russian..
also in Abkhazia legitimized racism and apartheid..

The world should know that the day of so-called "independence" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which most countries do not recognize is the day of the murder of innocent women and children, by abkhazians and ossetians bandits...

The truth is also sometimes necessary to write...