# State Information Agency

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State Information Agency Logo Owner South Ossetian Parliament Founder South Ossetian Ministry of Information and Press President May Kharebova Founded December 5, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-12-05) Political alignment South Ossetian government Language English Russian Ossetian Headquarters Tskhinvali Country South Ossetia Website cominf.org

The **State Information Agency** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): **Государственное информационное агентство**) better known by its abbreviation **RES** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): **РEC**) is the [State media](/source/State_media) agency of the [South Ossetian](/source/South_Ossetia) government.[1][2]

## History

RES was founded on December 2, 1995, by the [Ministry of Information and Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Information_and_Press_(South_Ossetia)&action=edit&redlink=1) during the middle of an uneasy peace between [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)) and South Ossetia that lasted from 1992 to 2008, following the conclusion of the [South Ossetia war](/source/South_Ossetia_war_(1991%E2%80%931992)).[1] The agency was named after [Mount Res](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Res&action=edit&redlink=1), a mountain located on the border of [North](/source/North_Ossetia) and South Ossetia, which was described by Ossetian poet [Khajumar Pliyev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khajumar_Pliyev&action=edit&redlink=1) as a symbol of [Ossetian unity](/source/Proposed_Russian_annexation_of_South_Ossetia).[1] The agency opened its website on April 7, 2003, which is one of the few free and readily available source of digital news in South Ossetia.[1] The agency operated independently until August 9, 2016, when it was taken over by the Information and Press Committee of the [Parliament of South Ossetia](/source/Parliament_of_South_Ossetia). As of 2024 the agency has been led by journalist [May Kharebova](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_Kharebova&action=edit&redlink=1).[1][3]

Due to the government's direct control of the agency, its independence has been criticized, namely by the *[Freedom House](/source/Freedom_House)* for almost exclusively posting pro-government and pro-Russian stories and opinions.[4] Despite this, the agency has occasionally been cited in Western Media such as *[Radio Free Europe](/source/Radio_Free_Europe%2FRadio_Liberty)* as a reliable source for the opinions of the South Ossetian government.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-about_us_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-about_us_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-about_us_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-about_us_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-about_us_1-4) ["State News Agency of the Republic of South Ossetia "Res""](https://cominf.org/en/node/1166479576). *cominf.org*. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LOC_2-0)** ["Государственное информационное агентство "Рес", Республика Южная Осетия. State Information Agency Res, South Ossetia, Georgia"](https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0040235/). *[Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress)*. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["South Ossetia profile"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18269210). *[BBC](/source/BBC)*. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["South Ossetia"](https://freedomhouse.org/country/south-ossetia/freedom-world/2023). *[Freedom House](/source/Freedom_House)*. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["South Ossetia Recognizes 'Luhansk People's Republic'"](https://www.rferl.org/a/south-ossetia-recognizes-luhansk-peoples-republic/25427651.html). *[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty](/source/Radio_Free_Europe%2FRadio_Liberty)*. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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