The leader of the Abkhaz opposition ended up in the hospital just four days ago – now, his bodyguards have joined him
Abkhaz opposition leader hospitalised, in critical condition
The reason behind Aslan Bzhania’s sudden deterioration in health is unclear. Rumors of poisoning and pneumonia are circulating
Abkhaz animal activists scramble to give street dogs a second chance
Stories of animal rights advocates trying to put an end to the tradition of shooting stray dogs in Abkhazia, and overcoming the indifference of the public
Abkhazia introduces death penalty for drug dealing
A moratorium was placed on the death penalty back in 1993
Abkhazia announces date of presidential elections
The presidential elections will take place on 21 July 2019
Op-ed: why no new Abkhaz president will be able to change anything for the better
It’s the same old game: candidates’ ‘loyal supporters’ are simply creditors ‘investing’ in the presidential elections as one would in a very profitable business
Abkhazia car bomb leaves doctor seriously injured, motive unknown
While the ambulance was on its way, the doctor, whose leg was taken off in the explosion, gave herself first aid
Abkhazia: hopes waver for the appearance of a third political force
Abkhazia’s respected Archimandrite Dorofey, who was expected to be put forward as a presidential candidate, will not run
Abkhazia’s pelmeni saga
There are no food testing laboratories in Abkhazia, so customers have to judge the quality of food products ‘by eye’
An Abkhazia without thieves-in-law?
The Abkhaz parliament has been presented with a bill criminalizing affiliations with crime groups
Abkhazia moving towards resolution of garbage issue
A landfill has been designated where household garbage will be brought from all over Abkhazia, while the remaining landfills will be closed and their use prohibited
Young Georgian commits suicide in Abkhazia, Tbilisi demands investigation
"It's very important to establish the objective circumstances of this gravest incident," - Ketevan Tsihelashvili, the State Minister for Conciliation and Civil Equality, said at an emergency briefing in Tbilisi
Has Abkhazia’s war on corruption finally taken off?
Who’s pressuring the Abkhaz parliament to tackle the criminal liability of corrupt officials and how
Beria – Stalin’s right-hand man in Abkhazia
On the ferocity and violence of Stalin’s righthand man, Lavrentiy Beria. Photos and stories from Abkhazia