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Russia continues full financing of Abkhazia’s state security service
the Russian Federation will fully finance the salaries and pensions of the employees of the state security service of the republic of Abkhazia until January 2026.
13.06.2023
DRI: Russian "soft power" is still active - social aid was brought to Gali villages from Krasnodar region
At the end of May 2023, social aid arrived in Gali from the Krasnodar region, which aims to increase the local population’s support to Russia.
06.06.2023
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
