
Russian court sentences Abkhazian to over 5 years for posts praising Shamil Basaev
The case is linked to Telegram posts about a dispute over a museum exhibition in Sukhumi (Sukhum).

The case is linked to Telegram posts about a dispute over a museum exhibition in Sukhumi (Sukhum).

Russian grants appears to be little more than PR exercises, while pressure continues to mount against Abkhazia’s opposition figures.

Valentin Karpin had gone missing in Abkhazia before being located in an FSB detention centre in Russia’s Sochi.

Authorities claimed there were no damages or casualties as a result of the raid.

Anna Dziapshipa’s 2023 collage documentary invites the viewer into her own story, examining personally what it means to be an Abkhaz–Georgian woman.

Eshsou Kakaliya was hospitalised after the incident, which other members of the opposition claimed was politically motivated.

Georgia’s rating increased from 2024, while those of Armenia and Azerbaijan both dropped.