Speaking with confidence as someone with expertise in this field, I can say that significantly more prisoners were killed and executed by shooting on the Abkhaz side than on the Georgian side.
Beslan Kobakhia: I would not want our children and young people to grow up hating Georgia or anyone else in the surrounding world, because you cannot build anything on hatred.
September 27 carries profound symbolic significance for the Abkhaz people. It emphasis unity, an unbreakable spirit, and the fighting character of the Abkhaz people.
Astamur Tania: “Georgian opposition politician Nika Gvaramia’s statements on a peaceful solution to the conflict are part of domestic political struggle; the Abkhaz issue was raised only to stir emotions”
Nika Gvaramia: If we want our jurisdiction to extend over Abkhazia again, we will have to make certain concessions. But on the condition of EU membership and the existence of a state named Georgia, with its constitutional coverage of Abkhazia.
Astamur Tania and Inal Khashig: Abkhaz language crisis; Georgia’s “When I return to Abkhazia” school contest; Russia’s role in South Ossetia’s presidential resignation
Malkhaz Toria: "Georgian and Abkhaz views of history mirror competing nationalisms. Both sides see Abkhazia as exclusively their own. Dialogue is needed—not to change minds, but to foster deep mutual understanding"
