Lira Tskhovrebova
Lira Tskhovrebova (b. 1951) is a self-described independent activist and the founder of the "Association of South Ossetian Women for Democracy and Human Rights".
In December 2008 Georgia's Interior Minister, Vano Merabishvili accused Tskhovrebova of lobbying in the United States on behalf of the South Ossetian KGB secret service (and ultimately Russia’s FSB) and of spying on her Western contacts.
External links
- Tskhovrebova's website "Help Ossetia NOW"
- I survived the Georgian war. Here's what I saw. I blame Georgia's leaders. Lira Tskhovrebova for The Christian Science Monitor, October 8, 2008
- South Ossetians in the US: will anyone listen?, Russia Today TV, December 12, 2008
- KGB ties scandal
- Exclusive: Questions of KGB ties for activist, The Washington Post, December 15, 2008
- Georgia charges South Ossetia activist is KGB spy, The Raw Story, December 15, 2008
- Activist frequently met with KGB agent: Foreign lobbyist is in U.S. to draw attention to conflict between Georgia, Russia., The News Leader, December 16, 2008
- US reverses on meeting aid worker with KGB ties, The State, Dec. 16, 2008
- US backs off meeting activist with KGB ties, The Seattle Times, Dec. 17, 2008
- Video
- South Ossetia Fighting: Independent or a Plant?, Associated Press, December 15, 2008 (YouTube)
- Woman With KGB Ties Denies Being a Spy, Associated Press, December 16, 2008 (YouTube)