Breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia have responded to a recent statement by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who on Sunday reiterated his ruling party’s stance that with patience and consistent policy, any goal is achievable—including the ...
The de facto president of occupied Abkhazia, Badra Gunba, has appointed former high-ranking official Vladimer Delba as the region’s new “prime minister.” Delba served twice as acting “prime minister” in 2014, following the resignation of de facto pr...
Irakli Bebua, who was unlawfully detained by the occupation regime, is now free and has returned to the territory controlled by the central government. Bebua was sentenced to nine years in prison in occupied Abkhazia, but his actual period of illega...
The de facto foreign ministry of South Ossetia has reacted to the activities of the Georgian Dream-led parliamentary commission investigating past government actions, calling for the prosecution of those responsible for the 2008 August War. “There i...
A Georgian citizen, Irakli Bebua, who was illegally detained and sentenced to nine years in prison in the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region for burning a flag, is set to be released on March 30, the region’s de facto authorities said this week. Rober...
Two Georgian citizens have been illegally detained by Russian occupation forces near the village of Ergneti in Gori municipality and near the village of Sveri in the occupied Tskhinvali region, Georgia’s State Security Service confirmed on Wednesday....
The de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region has called on Tbilisi to abandon “confrontational rhetoric,” responding to comments from the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency over potential regular flights by Russi...
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has updated its foreign agents registry, adding two more Abkhazian journalists—Nizpa Arshba, editor of the news agency Aiashara, and Izida Chania, founder of Nuzhnaia Gazeta, Russian media reports. The authorities accuse ...
The de facto ambassador of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region to Russia, Znaur Gassiev, has called for renewed discussions on a “non-use of force agreement” with Georgia, citing shifting geopolitical conditions. Speaking to...
Georgia’s currently Russian-occupied Abkhazia region “faces no risk of losing its sovereignty”, its new de facto leader, Badra Gunba, has insisted, citing “close relations with Russia as a guarantee of its independence”. Speaking to the Russian news...
