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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

Local residents gather at the river Enguri. Photo: Livepress.

Abkhazia

Four dead attempting to swim Enguri

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Four people have died after attempting to swim across the river Enguri (Ingur), which divides territories controlled by the Abkhazian and Georgian authorities. On Wednesday, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) confirmed local reports that three residents of the Gali (Gal) District of Abkhazia had died while trying to swim across the river near Shamgona, just west of Zugdidi. The fourth body was discovered later that day. Speaking with Georgian TV channel Formula, Zugdidi resident Radug

Abkhazia

Abkhazian flag arsonist sentenced to nine years in prison

by OC Media

•2 min read

A resident of Abkhazia arrested for burning an Abkhazian flag has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Russian state media Sputnik Abkhazia reported that Irakli Bebua was convicted by a court in Gali (Gal) under three articles of the criminal code, illegal possession of weapons, desecration of the state flag, and deliberate destruction or damage to property. The authorities claimed to have found a grenade in his home. The 27-year-old, who is a citizen of Georgia, was arrested after he tri

Gali, Abkhazia. Photo: Lana Kokaia/On.ge

2020 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia unable to vote

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

Ethnic Georgians living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia won’t be able to vote in Georgian parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 October. The Georgian government has no plan how to protect their citizens’ right to cast a vote. This is an edited version of an article published by our partners at On.ge on 23 October 2020. Rezo (name changed) lives in the Gali District of eastern Abkhazia. He would like to vote in the upcoming Georgian elections, but the checkpoint is closed due to the Covid-1

Abkhazia

Georgian rights groups demand release of Abkhazian flag-burner

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgian rights groups are calling on the Georgian government and diplomatic missions in Tbilisi to help free a man detained in Abkhazia for attempting to set an Abkhazian flag on fire. Seven Georgian rights groups, including the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre (EMC), the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) and the Democracy Research Institute (DRI), appealed in a joint statement on Monday. Abkhazian authorities detained 27-year-old Georgian citizen Irakli Bebua after h

The Enguri Bridge, connecting Abkazia with Georgia's Samagrelo region. Photo: Dato Parulava/OC Media.

Abkhazia

Second man dies after swimming Enguri from Abkhazia

by OC Media

•3 min read

A second resident of Abkhazia’s eastern Gali District has died within a month after swimming across the River Enguri (Inguri) to receive medical treatment in Zugdidi. The unnamed resident of the village of Otobaia (Bgoura/Khashta) died on Tuesday after successfully crossing the river earlier that day. ‘He fell ill as soon as they [he and his wife] crossed the river, falling to his knees several times on his way saying he was not well. The ambulance did not make it in time’, Georgian radio st

Abkhazia

Students from Abkhazia who missed entrance exams to be admitted to Georgian universities

by OC Media

•2 min read

University applicants living in Abkhazia who were unable to take their entrance exams after the closure of the Enguri (Ingur) crossing will be admitted to without exams. The Abkhazian authorities temporarily closed the only crossing that remains open between Abkhazia and Georgia’s western Samegrelo Region on 27 June, in response to anti-Russia protests in Tbilisi. As a consequence, many students living in Abkhazia who had applied to university in Georgia were unable to show up for their ex