Abkhazia

Nut Thieves Add to Ethnic Woes

Abkhazia’s Georgian minority fears robbery during nut harvest.

15 Sep 09

Issue likely to dominate December elections, but in reality Abkhazia’s options constrained by dependence on Russia.

11 Aug 09

Georgians uprooted by the war wonder what a year of neglect will have done to their homes.

7 Aug 09

Georgian minority in Abkhazia feels especially exposed now international monitor are packing their bags.

7 Jul 09

Exports nosedive as an unintended consequence of Moscow’s diplomatic gesture of friendship.

13 May 09

Lengthy list of missing in action suggests official death toll may be under-estimated.

3 Oct 08

Reports of Russian violence and looting a day after French-brokered ceasefire.

14 Aug 08

Tbilisi ups the ante on Russian peacekeeping presence.

2 Jul 08

Concerns that a new law to promote the Abkhaz language may be counterproductive.

21 Dec 07

Police swoop following former minister Irakli Okruashvili’s lurid allegations about the Georgian president.

2 Oct 07

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