Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia …
14 hours ago · Most of Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in fighting that ended in 1993, and Georgia lost control of the rest of the territory in the short war with Russia in 2008. Russia recognizes Abkhazia as an independent country, but many Abkhazians are concerned that the region of about 245,000 people is just a client state of Moscow.
Tensions Boil Over in Georgia's Abkhazia Over Property Rights for ...
11 hours ago · On November 15, 2024, protesters in Abkhazia clashed with police over a measure that sought to give property rights to Russians. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Georgian service reported that a ...
Protests erupt in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal …
15 hours ago · DNA News Abkhazia/Handout via REUTERS [1/2] Protesters rally outside the parliament building in Sukhumi (Sukhum), the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia November 15, 2024.
Georgia: Protesters storm parliament in breakaway region of Abkhazia …
13 hours ago · CNN —. Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president ...
Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia …
12 hours ago · Abkhazia is a popular tourist destination for Russians. Most of Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in fighting that ended in 1993, and Georgia lost control of the rest of the territory in a short ...
Protests erupt in breakaway Georgian region over deal with Russia
14 hours ago · DNA News Abkhazia / via REUTERS. Nov. 15, 2024, 12:10 PM UTC / Source: ... Most of the world recognizes Abkhazia as part of Georgia, from which it broke away during wars in the early 1990s, but ...
Protesters storm parliament in Georgia separatist region Abkhazia …
12 hours ago · Protesters stormed the parliament of Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia on Friday while the government was set to discuss a real-estate investment agreement with Russia.
Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia ... - ABC News
13 hours ago · The Associated Press. TBILISI, Georgia -- Police and hundreds of demonstrators clashed Friday in Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed measure that would allow ...
Protests blocking bridges in Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia …
3 days ago · Updated 7:17 AM PST, November 12, 2024. TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protests that blocked bridges to the capital of the Russia-backed Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia ended Tuesday after authorities freed five opposition supporters who were jailed the night before. The unrest was sparked by a parliament session considering ratification of ...
Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region - BBC
Abkhazia declared its independence in 1999, and Moscow recognised the region as an independent state after the Georgian-Russian war in 2008. Georgia declared Abkhazia as "occupied" by Russia.