Conflict in Abkhazia

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Vitali (Temur) Karbaia. Photo via Facebook.

Abkhazia

Georgian man dies in Abkhazia after alleged beating by police

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

An ethnic Georgian man has died in Abkhazia after allegedly being beaten by police. Vitali (Temur) Karbaia, 44, died in the Republican Hospital in Sukhumi (Sukhum) late last week. His death came after a confrontation with police in Gali (Gal) District, the easternmost region of Abkhazia which is predominantly populated by ethnic Georgians. Soon after his death, reports began to emerge online that he had been beaten to death by police, reports echoed by several of his relatives in Georgian

Abkhazia

Datablog | Young Georgians do not want a military solution in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

by Nino Zubashvili

•4 min read

While the war in Ukraine has raised questions abroad about a potential outbreak of hostilities in Georgia, data shows that Georgians are against any military solution to the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russia’s war on Ukraine has raised fears in Abkhazia and South Ossetia that military aggression might be expected from Georgia. As Russia mobilised its military along Ukraine’s borders, the de facto authorities in Abkhazia declared military readiness to avoid ‘possible provocation f