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Abkhazia

Russia cuts financial support to Abkhazia in ‘serious blow’ to relations

by OC Media

•3 min read

Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister has confirmed that Russia has cut financial support to Abkhazia for failing to enact pro-Russian reforms. Sergei Shamba told reporters on Tuesday that Russia had suspended the Socio-Economic Development Programme for Abkhazia two days earlier, on Sunday. Russian financial aid makes up a large proportion of Abkhazia’s government budget. The move comes amidst a growing rift between Abkhazia and Russia, with widespread public backlash over a number of measures push

A beach in Sukhumi (Sukhum). Photo: Dominik Cagara/OC Media.

Abkhazia

Russia warns tourists about travel to Abkhazia

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said they have been forced to warn their citizens about the ‘risk’ of travelling to Abkhazia, after a man convicted of raping a Russian tourist in 2019 was released from prison. In a statement published online on 16 February, the ministry condemned what it said was a ‘lenient attitude’ by the Abkhazian courts. Edgar Abukhba was convicted in 2021 of attacking and raping a Russian woman in Sukhumi (Sukhum) in July 2019, when he was 17 years old. He was origi

From left to right: Levan Mikaa, Tengiz Dzhopua, Lasha Zukhba, Alkhas Dzhindzholiya

Abkhazia

New opposition bloc launches in Abkhazia after controversial Russia deal

by OC Media

•3 min read

The leaders of a new opposition bloc in Abkhazia have called on opponents of the transfer of the Pitsunda dacha to Russia to unite and fight to ‘preserve Abkhazia’s sovereignty’. The new opposition platform was announced on 8 January by a group of opposition activists, public figures, and businessmen, including Akhra Bzhaniya, Alkhas Dzhindzholiya, Tengiz Dzhopua, Levan Mikaa, and Lasha Zukhba. The initiative comes less than two weeks after the controversial transfer of the Pitsunda (Bichvin

Abkhazia

Abkhazia approves transfer of Pitsunda dacha to Russia

by OC Media

•1 min read

Abkhazia’s parliament has ratified a deal transferring the Pitsunda (Bichvinta) dacha to Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) for 49 years. On Wednesday, at 05:30, members of the parliament gathered for an extraordinary session to vote on the agreement. Parliament included a number of articles in the agreement requested by Abkhazian opposition activists, that would guarantee the termination of the deal if the FSO ‘donates, sells, or transfers the state dacha’ to a third party. In addi

The police department where the activists were held in Sukhumi (Sukhum). OC Media.

Abkhazia

Activists arrested for hanging banners in Sukhumi

by OC Media

•2 min read

Two activists opposing the transfer of a state dacha in Abkhazia to Russia have been detained for hanging banners with quotes by Abkhazian figures in Sukhumi (Sukhum). Ainar Khashig and Rashid Tania from the H-ara H-Pitsunda youth movement were hanging banners with quotes from Fazil Iskander, a Soviet-era half-Abkhaz writer and poet, Vladislav Ardzinba, the first president of Abkhazia, and excerpts from the constitution. According to Liya Agrba, a lawyer and member of H-ara H-Pitsunda the tw

Attendees at the Assembly of Socio-political Forces. Photo: OC Media

Abkhazia

New forum reveals splits and points of convergence in Abkhazia’s opposition

by OC Media

•5 min read

A forum of opposition parties and activist groups in Abkhazia has gathered for the first time, revealing a wide range of shared grievances and a few points of contention. Opposition and civil society groups from across Abkhazian society gathered on 23 November for the inaugural meeting of the Assembly of Socio-political Forces. Those in attendance included opposition parties Ainar and the Forum of National Unity, veteran organisation Aruaa, public organisations Unity and the Abkhaz National Mo

President Lukashenka and President Bzhania in Sukhumi (Sukhum) in September. Photo: ApsnyPress

Abkhazia

As Abkhazia and Belarus deepen ties, hopes of recognition remain faint

by OC Media

•5 min read

Following an unprecedented visit by President Lukashenka, deeper economic, diplomatic, and even military ties appear to be developing between Abkhazia and Belarus. But despite Russia seeking to bolster cooperation between its allies, Belarusian recognition of Abkhazia may not be on the table. Abkhazia’s President Aslan Bzhania had exciting news to share. Addressing the public on 10 November, Bzhania announced that Belarus was going to implement a ‘major project’ in Ochamchira (Ochamchire), sou