დემოკრატიის კვლევის ინსტიტუტი

Muhajirism without Georgian Government’s political assessment

On May 21, our Abkhaz compatriots commemorate the tragic date of the beginning of the Muhajirism of Muslim Abkhazians. In 1867 more than fifty thousand Abkhazians left their homeland, who were forced by the Russian Empire to emigrate to Turkey.

21.05.2023

Gali public school director bullies children

According to the information available to the Democracy Research Institute, the director of the second public school of Gali has been insulting the locals of Gali every day for 11 years, emphasizing their ethnic origin and place of residence.

20.05.2023

31 years have passed since the tragedy of Dzari

May 20, the Ossetian people recall the most horrific date of the 1991-1992 Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

20.05.2023

Rights situation of LGBTQ+ persons in Abkhazia

There is a prevailing opinion in the Abkhaz society that representatives of the queer community do not exist in the region. As a result, the majority of the LGBTQ+ community, fearing that they might be killed on the street because of their orientation.

18.05.2023

DRI: The annexation of Abkhazia will be further strengthened by the obligation to enforce the rulings of the courts of the Russian Federation

Abkhazia's de facto minister of justice Anri Bartsits signed an agreement on mutual recognition of court rulings on arbitration cases between Abkhazia and Russia.

11.05.2023

Corruption in Gali – How much does freedom of movement and business cost?

It costs one hundred thousand rubles (about GEL 3,110) to falsify a document proving continuous residence in Gali.

02.05.2023

DRI launches a 24-hour hotline for those living in Abkhazia and near the dividing line

From April 20, 2023, the Democracy Research Institute starts free legal telephone consultations for people living in Abkhazia and near the dividing line.

28.04.2023

Enhanced control in Gali and Sokhumi

As of April 2023, Abkhazia has stepped up control, especially with regard to young people.

21.04.2023

DRI: Russian propaganda has intensified in Abkhazia after the Russian law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" was dropped by the Parliament

Russian propaganda has been particularly intensified in the occupied territories after Georgian Dream was forced to drop the so-called Russian draft law in the background of the general public protest.

25.03.2023

DRI: Residents of the occupied territories are illegally restricted from transporting cargo through the de facto checkpoint

According to the DRI, from 2022, the population has been agreeing the transportation of cargo to Abkhazia and South Ossetia with the Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality.

21.03.2023