Abkhazia

Op-ed: Another coup, another president ousted – how can Abkhazia break the cycle?

November 19, 2024

JAMnews Abkhazia editor Inal Khashig believes the problem isn’t with individual presidents but with the unchecked powers of the office

Abkhazia

"Promote cooperation in South Caucasus" – EU Special Representative Magdalena Grono in interview with JAMnews

Abkhazia

November 19, 2024

Themes discussed include Geneva Talks, the false "second front" narrative, some promising developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Politics in Abkhazia

Abkhazia edges toward compromise as opposition awaits president’s response

Politics in Abkhazia

November 18, 2024

Abkhaz opposition proposes vacating the administration if the vice president becomes acting president and the opposition selects the prime minister.

Politics in Abkhazia

Coalition government, reforms, then presidential elections — a solution for Abkhazia's political deadlock?

Politics in Abkhazia

November 17, 2024

Konstantin Zatulin, Russian State Duma: "If, in the span of one generation, the crowd topples the government for the third time, can such a state be considered established?"

Abkhazia protests against a controversial investment deal with Russia, demand president’s resignation. 15-16 November, 2024

Abkhazia-Russia

November 16, 2024

It is considered exploitative for Abkhazia and is ironically referred to as "benefits for oligarchs"

"Georgia clearly concedes Abkhazia to Russia" Commentary.

Abkhazia

November 16, 2024

Conflict expert Paata Zakareishvili: "This is likely the price that Georgia's leaders must pay to maintain their power with Russia's support."

Opinion: "Next Abkhaz president will face the same dilemma — balancing sovereignty and ties with Russia"

Abkhazia-Russia

November 16, 2024

"In Abkhazia, presidential elections are coming up, and the new leader will face the issue of the Russian-Abkhaz investment agreement, the same one that led to Bzhania's downfall"

"Investment agreement a step toward Russia’s annexation of Abkhazia." Opinion from Tbilisi

Georgia-Russia

November 16, 2024

"Russia is preparing its 'offer' to negotiate with the Trump administration, which will include Georgia among the territories it seeks to control"

Abkhazia opposes Russian investment deal

Opposition grows in Abkhazia to Russian-Abkhaz investment deal

Abkhazia-Russia

November 14, 2024

Opposition grows in Abkhazia against a Russian investment agreement, with critics warning it threatens local business and national security.

Abkhazia releases oppositionists after protests

Abkhazia releases opposition figures following massive public protests

Abkhazia

November 13, 2024

Abkhazia releases five opposition figures after widespread protests, fueling tensions over a contentious Russian investment deal

Protests in Abkhazia: Opposition blocks strategic bridges in response to arrests of its members

Abkhazia

November 12, 2024

Large-scale protests erupt in Abkhazia following arrests of opposition figures, opposed to Russian investment agreement

Abkhazia’s opposition prepares to halt ratification of Russian investment agreement

Abkhazia-Russia

November 10, 2024

Residents are organizing meetings with their lawmakers, urging them to vote against the agreement

Moscow urges Tbilisi to "delimit borders with Abkhazia and South Ossetia", considered occupied by Russia

Georgia-Russia

November 09, 2024

The proposal was made during a round of Geneva discussions and is based on statements from the Georgian authorities

Abkhazia: Monument defaced, president accused of treason in nighttime vandalism act

Abkhazia

November 06, 2024

An unknown vandal defaces a monument in Sukhum, paints accusations of treason against President Aslan Bzhania, sparking government claims of opposition involvement.

Opinion: Abkhazia’s investment deal with Russia risks heavy losses

Abkhazia-Russia

November 04, 2024

Abkhazia risks losing land to Russia, executive warns, condemning recent Russo-Abkhaz investment agreement as "scam".

A controversial agreement on Russian investments in Abkhazia was signed without parliamentary approval

Abkhazia-Russia

October 31, 2024

The parliament prepared 20 amendments to the draft agreement, but the authorities insisted that it remain unchanged.

“The dream came true, but the fears remain.” Inal Khashig's epilogue on the parliamentary elections in Georgia

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

October 30, 2024

The Abkhaz authorities fear the consequences of the warming relations between Russia and Georgia.

Rolling blackouts are starting in Abkhazia. The ombudsman is asking the authorities to make an exception for kindergartens and schools

Abkhazia

October 28, 2024

Starting November 1, a four-hour rolling blackout schedule will be implemented throughout the republic.

What Are Abkhazian Politicians Expecting from the Parliamentary Elections in Georgia?

Abkhazia

October 25, 2024

Raul Lolua: "Some Georgian politicians are calling for maximum mobilization of the army."

“Apology” from Ivanishvili and the crisis in Russian-Abkhaz relations. View from Tbilisi, video discussion

Georgia

October 23, 2024

How did Abkhazians and Ossetians react to Ivanishvili's apology? How is the "foreign agent law" affecting the peace process? Why is there a crisis in Russian-Abkhaz relations? | Interview with Vano Abramashvili.