According to DRI’s information, at the moment, N.G., resident of village Ikoti has been transferred to Akhalgori hospital, most likely with the acute coronary syndrome. Relatives are demanding the transfer of the patient to the Georgian-controlled territory.

 

One more person has died due to the closure of Akhalgori district checkpoint.

The body was taken to Tskhinvali for examination to determine the cause of death.

 

The closure of a checkpoint in Akhalgori district by the de facto authorities in September left locals without vital services.

The closure of a checkpoint in the village of Mosabruni (so-called Razdakhani) in Akhalgori district by the de facto authorities in September left locals without vital services. The Democracy Research Institute calls on the authorities to take effective steps to resolve the situation.

The below signatory organizations urge the Government of Georgia to avail itself of the legal mechanism envisaged by the European Convention on Human Rights – the inter-state application – in connection to gross violations of human rights by Russia in the occupied territories of Georgia.