By decision of the Georgian Parliament, the administration of South Ossetia was abolished. What is the difference between Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgian legislation?
Abkhaz opposition group raided an office, detained and beat three Russians political strategists accused of election meddling, then handed them to security services.
Syria is one of just five countries that currently recognise Abkhazia’s independence. When the government changed there in 2024, many expected that stance to shift - but it did not.
On 14 August, Abkhazia commemorated the victims of the Georgian-Abkhaz war, which began on that day in 1992. The war ended in 1993 with Georgia’s defeat, but the conflict remains unresolved.
