Abkhazia
Head of Abkhazia’s Gali district talks economy, infrastructure, and social issues
The district is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Georgians.
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Georgian man dies in Abkhazia after alleged beating by police
An ethnic Georgian man has died in Abkhazia after allegedly being beaten by police. Vitali (Temur) Karbaia, 44, died in the Republican Hospital in Sukhumi (Sukhum) late last week. His death came after a confrontation with police in Gali (Gal) District, the easternmost region of Abkhazia which is predominantly populated by ethnic Georgians. Soon after his death, reports began to emerge online that he had been beaten to death by police, reports echoed by several of his relatives in Georgian
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Four dead attempting to swim Enguri
Four people have died after attempting to swim across the river Enguri (Ingur), which divides territories controlled by the Abkhazian and Georgian authorities. On Wednesday, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) confirmed local reports that three residents of the Gali (Gal) District of Abkhazia had died while trying to swim across the river near Shamgona, just west of Zugdidi. The fourth body was discovered later that day. Speaking with Georgian TV channel Formula, Zugdidi resident Radug
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Abkhazian flag arsonist sentenced to nine years in prison
A resident of Abkhazia arrested for burning an Abkhazian flag has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Russian state media Sputnik Abkhazia reported that Irakli Bebua was convicted by a court in Gali (Gal) under three articles of the criminal code, illegal possession of weapons, desecration of the state flag, and deliberate destruction or damage to property. The authorities claimed to have found a grenade in his home. The 27-year-old, who is a citizen of Georgia, was arrested after he tri
2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia unable to vote
Ethnic Georgians living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia won’t be able to vote in Georgian parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 October. The Georgian government has no plan how to protect their citizens’ right to cast a vote. This is an edited version of an article published by our partners at On.ge on 23 October 2020. Rezo (name changed) lives in the Gali District of eastern Abkhazia. He would like to vote in the upcoming Georgian elections, but the checkpoint is closed due to the Covid-1
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Georgian rights groups demand release of Abkhazian flag-burner
Georgian rights groups are calling on the Georgian government and diplomatic missions in Tbilisi to help free a man detained in Abkhazia for attempting to set an Abkhazian flag on fire. Seven Georgian rights groups, including the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre (EMC), the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) and the Democracy Research Institute (DRI), appealed in a joint statement on Monday. Abkhazian authorities detained 27-year-old Georgian citizen Irakli Bebua after h
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Second man dies after swimming Enguri from Abkhazia
A second resident of Abkhazia’s eastern Gali District has died within a month after swimming across the River Enguri (Inguri) to receive medical treatment in Zugdidi. The unnamed resident of the village of Otobaia (Bgoura/Khashta) died on Tuesday after successfully crossing the river earlier that day. ‘He fell ill as soon as they [he and his wife] crossed the river, falling to his knees several times on his way saying he was not well. The ambulance did not make it in time’, Georgian radio st
