Abkhazia

March 26, 2026 09:41

• The suspect in the attack on Abkhaz activist Kakalia has been released under house arrest.

  A court in Sukhumi has placed Alkhas Gurguliya, one of the suspects in the attack on opposition activist Eshsou Kakalia, under house arrest.

March 26, 2026 02:47

• An agreement on Russian medical aid has given hope to residents of Abkhazia.

  The level of healthcare in Abkhazia is far from that in Russia, so the opportunity to receive free treatment in Russian clinics will significantly improve the lives of people in the republic, Abkhaz analysts are confident.

March 24, 2026 20:45

• A Georgian citizen has been arrested in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

  An Abkhaz court has remanded Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili, suspected of espionage, in custody for two months.

March 24, 2026 15:02

• The defense called the sentence of an Abkhaz resident for publications about Basayev unfounded.

  A Russian court groundlessly sentenced Timur Agrba to prison because his publications contained no justification of terrorism, but rather references to Shamil Basayev as an officially recognized hero of Abkhazia, the defense argued.

March 23, 2026 04:52

• A Tajik citizen was detained in Abkhazia for extremism.

  A Tajik citizen living in Abkhazia is suspected of publishing extremist materials on social media. He has been detained and deported to Russia.

March 17, 2026 18:57

• An Abkhazian resident was sentenced for glorifying Shamil Basayev.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Abkhazia resident Timur Agrba to a lengthy prison term after security forces discovered that his publications glorified Shamil Basayev.

March 17, 2026 02:53

• The Supreme Court found evidence of a crime in Kvarchia's actions.

  The Supreme Court of Abkhazia has ruled that the actions of MP Kan Kvarchia during the incident at the Abkhaz Herald newspaper's offices last November contain elements of a crime under the article on threats of murder.

March 16, 2026 12:57

• Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

  Social media users questioned the Abkhaz investigators' claim that the detained Georgian citizen was gathering information about the situation in the region.

March 16, 2026 05:55

• A Turkish citizen was detained in Abkhazia.

  State Security Service officers detained Turkish citizen Ulaş Enes in Abkhazia, who is on Interpol's wanted list. He has been deported to Russia.

March 15, 2026 00:16

• A mining farm was discovered in Abkhazia.

  49 units of cryptocurrency mining equipment were seized in the Ochamchira district; the mining farm was illegally connected to the network.

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