The crossing points were closed in Akhalgori due to the parliamentary elections of Georgia, but they have not been opened yet. 

The victory of the Georgian Dream ruling party with 53.93% has turned out to be acceptable and promising for the de facto government of Abkhazia. 

Enguri Bridge will be closed from October 23 to October 30, 2024. The de facto president of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, made the above decision at the "security council" session on October 18. 

After the recognition of independence, from 2008 to 2023, the de facto authorities of Abkhazia received more than 110 billion rubles from Russia. 

On July 31, the Democracy Research Institute (DRI) held a discussion: "What impact will the European integration of Georgia have on the occupied regions? Possible scenarios".

The unbearable life of ethnic Georgians in the occupied territories, where people struggle for survival, creates a real danger of emptying these regions of Georgians.

At the de facto parliament session of Abkhazia of July 17, the draft law "On measures to raise the socio-economic development level of Ochamchire, Tkvarcheli and Gali districts of the Republic of Abkhazia" was introduced.

The political crisis that started after the "elections" was accompanied by a bloody massacre in the center of Tskhinvali. 

On July 11, the Democracy Research Institute held a discussion – “Life beyond Enguri - Protection of Human Rights in Gali”.