Abkhazia politics

Abkhazia plans major ski resort as environmental fears grow

Abkhazia

May 11, 2026

The project was developed jointly with Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development and includes 200km of ski slopes.

Abkhazia disputes who sets utility tariffs amid local backlash

Abkhazia

May 01, 2026

The government’s bid to take over tariff policy has met with resistance from local authorities — city and district assemblies.

Abkhazia’s parliament ‘protects’ opposition figure from authorities – what it means, and opinions

Abkhazia

April 24, 2026

Parliament rejects a request by prosecutors to strip opposition leader Kan Kvarchia of parliamentary immunity

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

Foreigners to be banned from working as taxi drivers in Abkhazia, raising passenger concerns

Abkhazia

April 13, 2026

Local taxi drivers have ultimately succeeded in pushing Central Asian competitors out of the market

No opposition in Abkhazia’s new Public Chamber: what could it mean?

Abkhazia

April 03, 2026

According to the opposition outlet, when the next political crisis occurs, no member of the Public Chamber will be able to act as a mediator

Why Abkhaz didn't like Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II: perspective from Abkhazia

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

March 27, 2026

Abkhaz Archimandrite Dorofei says it all comes down to his stance on the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

Opinion: 'Social justice is key to Abkhazia’s survival'

Abkhazia

February 27, 2026

Economist Akhra Aristava reaches this conclusion while reflecting on Abkhazia’s chronic domestic political crisis.

‘Nothing specific’: Opposition media dissects Abkhaz president’s interview

Abkhazia

February 16, 2026

Badra Gunba on Abkhaz–Russian relations, rural development and dialogue with the opposition

Opinion: Why an Abkhaz passport loses out to a Russian one

Abkhazia-Russia

February 11, 2026

A Russian passport gives Abkhazians access to far more generous social payments and benefits.

Opinion: What Abkhazia can learn from experience of Venezuela and Iran?

Abkhazia

January 14, 2026

Public figure Akhra Bzhania explains why such a scenario cannot happen in Abkhazia — at least for now.

New president, renovated old airport, and witch-hunt: three key events in Abkhazia in 2025

Abkhazia

January 09, 2026

In 2025, Abkhazia saw a change of president, the reopening of its airport, and the start—and, hopefully, the end—of a hunt for “anti-Russian forces.”

Opinion: 'Russia becomes involved in Abkhazia’s political process'

Abkhazia-Russia

December 08, 2025

Director and publicist Tengiz Dzhopua analyses Sergey Kirienko’s interview, Kremlin overseer of Abkhazia affairs

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