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Russian MP’s appearance in Georgian Parliament sparks protests across Georgia

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Russian Duma MP Sergey Gavrilov address­ing the Georgian par­lia­ment. (1TV)

The appear­ance of a Russian Duma MP in the Georgian Par­lia­men­tary chair seat has triggered protests across Georgia as politi­cians from both oppo­si­tion and ruling parties condemned the action. Sergey Gavrilov, who was escorted out of par­lia­ment, warned that ‘nego­ti­a­tions on human­i­tar­i­an-economic issues between the two countries may fail’ due to the incident. [Read more…]

Armenia abstains from voting against Georgian IDP resolution at UN for first time

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(OC Media)

Armenia has abstained from voting on a UN res­o­lu­tion calling for the return of IDPs to Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the first time since 2008, when the res­o­lu­tion was first intro­duced. Armenia had pre­vi­ous­ly always voted against the res­o­lu­tion in the annual votes at the UN General Assembly. [Read more…]

Abkhazian president bows to opposition over election date

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Teimuraz Khizhba, one of the oppo­si­tion leaders, announc­ing the agreement with the president. (Apsny Today)

Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhim­ba has urged par­lia­ment to approve a con­sti­tu­tion­al amendment that would allow this year’s pres­i­den­tial election to be postponed, a key demand of oppo­si­tion pro­test­ers. [Read more…]

Abkhazian presidential challenger vows to fight election despite ‘poisoning’

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Aslan Bzhaniya (/Abkhazium Portal)

A coalition of oppo­si­tion forces in Abkhazia has announced that their pres­i­den­tial candidate, Aslan Bzhaniya, still intends to contest the election despite claims he may have been poisoned.

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Voice | ‘My family and I have been made refugees twice’

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(Illus­tra­tion: Dato Parulava/OC Media)

The Kodori Valley, populated mainly by Svans, was the only corner of Abkhazia under Georgian Gov­ern­ment control before the August 2008 War. According to the Tbilisi-based Gov­ern­ment of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, around 2,860 people lived in the valley before the war, all of whom fled their homes. Only 55 families have returned; Raisa Khachvani, 62, is still waiting to do so. [Read more…]

200 IDP families occupy buildings in Tbilisi demanding housing

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(1TV)

Over 200 families of inter­nal­ly displaced persons (IDPs) from Abkhazia and South Ossetia have occupied the flats of a private con­struc­tion company in Tbilisi, refusing to move until the gov­ern­ment provides them with housing. A number of neigh­bours protested against the IDPs, claiming they felt unsafe. [Read more…]

Voice | ‘We still believed that he was alive and that he would come back one day’

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Lika Managadze (Mari Nikuradze/OC Media)

On 16 March, the bodies of 12 people who died during the 1992–1993 conflict in Abkhazia were returned to their families. Lika Managadze, whose father Akaki was among the dead, reflects on her memories of her father and how the war shaped the course of her life. [Read more…]

Georgian national detained in Abkhazia ‘commits suicide’

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(RFE/RL)

A Georgian citizen has died in detention in Abkhazia’s eastern Gali District after being arrested for ‘illegally crossing the border’. According to Abkhazian officials, 29-year-old Irakli Kvaratskhe­lia hanged himself at a Russian border service unit where he was taken to file documents. [Read more…]

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