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Discussion: What impact will the European integration of Georgia have on the occupied regions?

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".

02.08.2024
Studies in the Georgian language will be completely banned in Akhalgori from September 2024

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.

01.08.2024
Sokhumi not willing Russian citizens having the right to purchase real estate

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.

25.07.2024
Clans of former and incumbent de facto presidents are fighting for the control of occupied South Ossetia

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

18.07.2024
Life beyond Enguri and Protection of Human Rights

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

12.07.2024
The case of Vitali Karbaia: Another institutional proof of ethnic discrimination in occupied Abkhazia

The Gali de facto district court released a police officer, who was involved in the murder of 44-year-old Vitali Karbaia, a resident of the village of Tsarche, Gali district. 

21.06.2024
How was the illegitimate voting process conducted in South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region?

On June 9, 2024, de facto parliamentary elections were held in the occupied South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region. 

11.06.2024
What will South Ossetia's de facto parliament look like in the next five years?

So-called parliamentary elections were held in the occupied Tskhinvali region on June 9, 2024. Seven political unions took part in the illegitimate elections.

10.06.2024
Who is afraid of democracy in Sokhumi and Tbilisi?

On June 6, the Democracy Research Institute held a discussion on the topic: Who is afraid of democracy in Sokhumi and Tbilisi? 

07.06.2024
What is happening in Abkhazia against the backdrop of the current political crisis in Tbilisi?

Abkhazians fear that if Georgia refuses the western course of its development, Abkhazia might be divided by the authorities of Georgia and the occupying Russia.

07.06.2024