Abkhazia

Women in politics, army without the coronavirus, summer without tourists - "Past week in the Caucasus" from JAMnews, video

July 05, 2020

A review of what happened in the South Caucasus in the week of June 29-July 4, 2020

Anti-crisis farming: two stories from Abkhazia

July 04, 2020

How people are setting up gardens in Abkhazia to survive the pandemic

Abkhazia will not open borders to Russian tourists until July 15

July 01, 2020

Abkhazia has not yet opened its borders to Russian tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic. A detailed plan for reopening has been developed for the tourism sector and will be put into effect starting July 15

Op-Ed: How to become a respected person in Abkhazia

June 29, 2020

In Abkhazia, a high-ranking official was arrested on charges of fraud. Blogger Tengiz Jopua is outraged by offers to have him released "for his services to the motherland"

Abkhazia: seven cadets with coronavirus and without symptoms. Stories from the clinic and quarantine

May 16, 2020

“We were not allowed to walk up to our sons and hug them, because they were in a high-risk group” - stories of cadets who returned home to Abkhazia from Russian military academies

Abkhaz fishermen catch rare Beluga fish weighing 200 kg and fined. Video

May 14, 2020

he fishermen caught the Beluga accidentally while fishing for flounder – which is also forbidden in Abkhazia. The fisherman had their licenses revoked and paid a fine

Four new cases in Abkhazia, all related to students returning home from Russia

May 09, 2020

In total, 209 are quarantined in Abkhazia, all of them returned home from Russia. Mostly they are cadets of military universities in Russia

Five young people about what it's like living in quarantine in Abkhazia

May 07, 2020

Having to study online is one of the downsides. Spending more time with family is a plus. The pandemic and the changes it has brought to Abkhazia

Abkhazia to hold by-elections to parliament after former MPs become president, PM

May 05, 2020

Four vacancies have opened in the parliament of Abkhazia after MP Aslan Bzhania was elected president in the recent elections

Abkhazia partially extending quarantine restrictions until May 15

April 30, 2020

Hair salons and stores are reopening. But experts warn that there remains a high risk of coronavirus coming in from outside the country

95-year-old woman dies from coronavirus in Abkhazia

April 26, 2020

On April 26, 3 cases of coronavirus were recorded in Abkhazia. Two were cured and discharged from the hospital

Who's most effective at coping with economic crisis? "Week in the Caucasus" from JAMnews

April 25, 2020

News and events in Caucasus - coronavirus pandemic, economic crisis and ways out of it, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

Challenges faced by the new president of Abkhazia

April 23, 2020

If Aslan Bzhania had a list of problems and a development plan before coming to power, he now will have to develop a new one, as the coronavirus epidemic has undermined the economy and changed the playing field

Chacha and propolis against coronavirus – a video about merchants who work every day despite the pandemic

April 22, 2020

The state of emergency has been relaxed in Abkhazia, allowing shops and open-air markets to re-open. The locals have never been all to eager to wear masks and gloves, though

Abkhazia extends and eases coronavirus state of emergency

April 22, 2020

The main reason for easing the state of emergency was the failure of the economy

Easter Vigil in Abkhazia, a hundred faithful in the cathedral despite quarantine. Video

April 19, 2020

Abkhazia is in quarantine, and there's a ban on attending church services Still, around a hundred faithful came to the cathedral on Easter night

Inauguration of president of Abkhazia will be held on April 23 in closed setting

April 17, 2020

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, no more than 50 people will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania. There will be no orchestra, no guard and no banquet.

“Do not be afraid of death” – some priests in Abkhazia are urging the public to go to church, others say ‘stay at home’

April 16, 2020

Father Vissarion, a supporter of unity with the Russian Orthodox Church, calls for Easter to be celebrated in churches. Father Dorofei, a supporter of the creation of an independent Abkhaz church, has closed the Athos monastery to parishioners and broadcasts services online

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