Inal Tasoev

Inal Tasoev is an Ossetian politician from the partially recognized Caucasian Republic of South Ossetia, which most of the United Nations recognizes as part of Georgia, occupied by Russia. Tasoev has served on the executive of three presidents, Leonid Tibilov, Anatoly Bibilov, and Alan Gagloev as "Ombudsman" for Human Rights.

Political career Tasoev was appointed Ombudsman for Human Rights in South Ossetia by Leonid Tibilov, retaining his seat during a transfer of power with the election of Anatoly Bibilov and later Alan Gagloev. Tasoev, and the office of Ombudsman, has been criticized by the South Ossetian opposition due to it being an appointed political position, instead of an independent judicial position. Tasoev is a regular member of the South Ossetian delegation to the Geneva International Discussions. At the same time Tasoev praised South Ossetia's inclusion on the list, claiming it was a sign of Freedom House recognizing South Ossetia as independent.

In 2022 Tasoev announced the government of South Ossetia's decision to ban all properties of Meta Platforms in South Ossetia as the "people's right to reliable information" claiming that Meta was a "combat tool" of Ukraine and the West against Russia, and that Meta was violating the human rights of Ossetians for spreading "false information." This came after Meta integrated fact-checking on their platforms, with Russian officials frequently being flagged as spreading false information. These included: Tasoev's predecessor David Sanakoev, Minister of Internal Affairs Mikhail Mindzaev, and the head of the Tskhinvali prison, Hamlet Guchmazov.