Abkhazia human rights

Opinion: ‘Irakli Bzhinava’s arrest in Russia is blow to freedom in Abkhaz society’

Abkhazia-Russia

October 19, 2026

Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava, who holds dual citizenship, was arrested for criticising an agreement to transfer a famous state-owned holiday residence in Abkhazia to Russia.

Russian court fines Abkhaz journalist Nizfa Arshba for violating foreign agent law

Abkhazia-Russia

October 05, 2026

The journalist is not a Russian citizen and does not intend to pay the fine.

'Delicate issue': how Abkhazia's authorities are trying to ease situation of lawyer Irakli Bzhinava, arrested in Russia

Abkhazia-Russia

October 01, 2026

Bzhinava faces two criminal cases and up to 10 years in prison.

33-year-old murder solved in Abkhazia, suspect to face trial in Russia

Abkhazia

July 03, 2026

According to investigators, in 1993 Russian citizen Svetlana Zhdanova shot dead two local residents with an assault rifle in Pitsunda.

Russian court sentences Abkhaz MP Kan Kvarchia to 10.5 years in absentia

Abkhazia-Russia

June 07, 2026

The guilty verdict was delivered on charges of armed robbery.

Abkhazia parliament refuses to hand over opposition MP Kan Kvarchia to prosecutors

Politics in Abkhazia

April 22, 2026

The decision was seen not only as an act of solidarity, but also as a sharp assessment of the quality of the investigative authorities’ work

Abkhazia: aunt suspected of beating four-year-old girl to death – what lessons should authorities draw?

Abkhazia

April 09, 2026

The tragedy has reignited debate over the need to adopt a law on preventing domestic violence