Abkhazia

Abkhazia: confessing to a "crime" as a form of protest

Abkhazia

January 14, 2022

Protest in Abkhazia: opposition leaders and supporters file crime confessions to the Prosecutor's Office in protest against the arrests of opposition rally participants

Opposition rally participants arrested in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

January 10, 2022

Arrests of participants in opposition rally in Abkhazia spark outrage, as the opposition reminded President Bzhania that he himself came to power by organizing the storming of the presidential palace in 2020

Head of district opened fire on New Year's Eve and wounded two in a restaurant in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

January 08, 2022

New Year's shooting in Abkhazia, wjich started after a high-ranking official quarreled with the waiters in a restaurant sparked scandal. Head of the Ochamchira region, Beslan Bigvava, was removed from the office

Abkhazia welcomes 2022: what do people expect from it and how will they remember their 2021?

Abkhazia

January 02, 2022

New Year stories from Abkhazia: JAMnews asked sommelier, curator of exhibitions, director, driver and pensioner how they’ll remember 2021 and what they expect from 2022

"I didn't buy it, I just rented it": Russian investor sparks scandal in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 30, 2021

Russian investor sparks scandal in Abkhazia after claiming that he 'purchased' 45 hectares of land for the hotel complex, despite the fact that Abkhaz law prohibits the sale of land to foreigners

"Ashamed to be a victim": stories of torture victims from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 22, 2021

Torture in Abkhazia - why do law enforcement officers torture people, why do victims prefer to stay silent, and how to end this practice? An investigation by a JAMnews correspondent

"He did not say no"- Abkhazia's president and opposition reach a temporary compromise

Abkhazia

December 22, 2021

After a day of protests, opposition and president of Abkhazia reached compromise to end the ongoing political crisis. The united opposition presented its main requirements to the president Aslan Bzhania

Opposition protests in Abkhazia, authorities fear storming of presidential palace. Video

Abkhazia

December 21, 2021

The opposition protests in Abkhazia, demands resignation of president Bzhania. Security services have been mobilized to the place of the protest, as authorities fear escalation, storming of presidential palace

Zone of fear: report from the Georgian-Abkhaz dividing line

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

December 18, 2021

Kidnappings, 'fines' and ever moving border is the current reality of Georgians in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict - report by Novaya Gazeta

Covid-19 vaccination to become mandatory for teachers in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 17, 2021

Vaccination of teachers to become mandatory in Abkhazia, Abkhazia's President Aslan Bzhania has announced. He added that those teachers who refuse to get vaccinated will loose their jobs

President Bzhania's failure to meet concerned MPs in Parliament outrages Abkhazia's opposition

Abkhazia

December 17, 2021

At a meeting with loyal deputies, Aslan Bzhania warned citizens against taking part in protest actions

Separated by the dividing line: My father will never leave Abkhazia. Video blog

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

December 08, 2021

JAMnews follows the story of one family separated by the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. 30-year-old Malvina Kotua from Gali has been living in Zugdidi for 13 years, while her parents stayed in Abkhazia

Five years since abortion ban: what Abkhazia really thinks about the law

Abkhazia

December 06, 2021

The consequences of the abortion ban in Abkhazia five years later: several public figures demand the amendment to be passed, allowing abortions for medical reasons

Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia appointed new head of State Security Service

Abkhazia

December 03, 2021

Resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia Dmitry Dbar, whom the opposition considers guilty of beating a deputy, was followed by his appointment as the new head of the State Security Service

Op-ed: why Russia cannot "swallow" Abkhazia

Abkhazia-Russia

November 30, 2021

A year after the signing of the agreement on a common socio-economic space between Abkhazia and Russia, little has been done to implement it

Private laboratories in Abkhazia banned from issuing QR codes to Covid-19 patients

Abkhazia

November 29, 2021

Covid-19 QR codes in Abkhazia will no longer be issued to the patients who recovered from the virus. Experts assume that by doiung this, authorities are trying to stimulate low rates of vaccination

Abkhazia's draft constitutional reform proposes to abolish the post of prime minister

Abkhazia

November 25, 2021

Draft constitutional reform in Abkhazia proposes to abolish the position of prime minister and transfer the entire executive power to the president. On top of that, the draft proposes to involve parliament in the appointment of ministers

"I know how to change the world". Video from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

November 21, 2021

Anastasia from Abkhazia knows how to make the world a better place: make peace between drivers and pedestrians; litter less and help each other more

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