conflicts
Two Georgians illegally detained by Russian occupation forces released
Kakha Tsevelidze and Giorgi Chitadze, who were illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Dirbi in Georgia’s Kareli Municipality on February 16, 2025, have been released and are now on government-controlled territory, accordi...
Runoff round in occupied Abkhazia set for March 1
The second round of the so-called presidential election in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia will take place on March 1, featuring a contest between de facto government-backed candidate Badra Gunba and main opposition figure Adgur Ardzinba. The so...
Russian occupation forces detain two Georgian citizens near Dirbi
Russian occupation forces have detained two Georgian citizens near the village of Dirbi in Kareli Municipality, close to the occupied territory, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has confirmed. According to the SSS statement, the EU Monitoring ...
Runoff to take place in occupied Abkhazia’s so-called presidential election
A runoff round will take place in the so-called early presidential election in occupied Abkhazia, with Badra Gunba and Adgur Ardzinba advancing to the second round. A total of five candidates participated in the so-called election, which was held on...
Occupied Abkhazia holds so-called early presidential elections
On February 15, Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia is holding so-called early presidential elections. Five candidates are participating, but the main contenders are considered to be the acting “president” Badra Gunba and opposition leader...
Georgia raises concerns over imprisoned citizens by Russian-controlled occupation forces at Ergneti security meeting
At the latest meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in Ergneti, near the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, Georgian officials raised concerns over the imprisonment of two Georgian citizens and the continued detentions alo...
Russia’s first flight lands at occupied Abkhazia airport
Russia’s first flight landed at Sokhumi Airport in Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia on Friday. The flight, operated by Russian airline YUVT Aero, carried Badra Gunba, the so-called presidential candidate of the self-declared Republic of...
Kyrgyzstan to legalize vehicles with de facto Abkhazian license plates from March 1
Kyrgyzstan will begin legalizing vehicles with breakaway Abkhazian license plates starting March 1, according to the news outlet Ayaira. The decision affects tens of thousands of right-hand drive vehicles that were illegally imported into the countr...
Russian official arrives in occupied Abkhazia amid ongoing “election” preparations
Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, is currently in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region, where he met with Valery Bganba, the so-called acting president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia. This marks Kiri...
Two Georgian citizens freed from illegal detention by Russian occupation forces
Aleksi Mamulia and Ivane Japiashvili, who were illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Kvemo Nikozi in Gori Municipality, have been released and are now in territory controlled by the central government of Georgia, the Geo...
