Historian Astamur Tania and journalist Inal Khashig: "If transport and energy routes need to be opened throughout the region, new contradictions are inevitable."
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.
Georgian authorities have made clear their pessimism over resolving the conflicts with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, according to Abkhaz journalist Inal Khashig, editor of the newspaper Chegemskaya Pravda.
The European Court of Human Rights has concluded its examination of six lawsuits regarding property rights violations in Abkhazia, holding Russia fully responsible in all cases.
Like many in Abkhazia’s civil society, well-known Abkhazian lawyer Said Gezerdava believes that the local authorities themselves initiated the repression against journalists critical of them.
Discussions in Abkhazia are ongoing over the Russian Ministry of Justice’s decision to designate Abkhaz journalist and political expert Inal Khashig as a ‘foreign agent.’
Prominent public figure Akhra Bzhania believes the election was unfair. He refuses to recognize the results and reflects on what lies ahead for Abkhazia.
