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Published in: oDRNeither here, nor there: Georgian refugees from Abkhazia
Twenty five years have passed since the war in Abkhazia, but ethnic Georgian refugees from the breakaway territory...
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Published in: oDRMeet the women affected by Abkhazia’s abortion ban
A year and a half ago, the authorities in Abkhazia banned abortions in nearly all circumstances. These women have...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia: the exiles’ election
Twenty five years after the separatist wars that shook Georgia, 265,000 displaced people still struggle to make ends...
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Published in: oDRAn unlikely home
Abkhazia may not be the first port of call for Syrian refugees, but historical ties link this unrecognised state on...
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Published in: oDRGeorgian fiction – in translation at last
At last, we can read what we have been missing – a literature as unpredictable as Georgian politics.
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia's unequal partnership with Russia
Abkhazia’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia may be unpopular among the break-away republic’s population,...
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Published in: oDRFilm review: (Oscar-nominated) 'Tangerines'
Tangerines, an Estonian film about the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, is up for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign...
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Published in: oDRWhat does Russia really want with Abkhazia?
Will the new treaty being discussed between Abkhazia and Russia provide a blueprint for cooperation or something...
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Published in: oDRThe new (de-facto) President of Abkhazia
On his fourth attempt, Raul Khadjimba has finally become de-facto President of Abkhazia. But few would envy the...
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Published in: oDRMaidan comes to Abkhazia
Events in Ukraine have both highlighted and influenced Abkhazia’s political divisions, as yesterday’s protests...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia: recognising the ruins
The conflict in Abkhazia has devastated the landscape. Tourism could be encouraged by restoring some of the old...
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Published in: openSecurityPost-election Georgia: turning the dream of peace into reality?
Georgian Dream Coalition's election victory will go down in history as Georgia's first peaceful transition of power....
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Published in: oDRDoes Abkhazia need a foreign policy makeover?
Abkhazia's limited international recognition has so far only made it more dependent on Russia. Sufian Zhemukhov...
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Published in: HomeAbkhazia, from conflict to statehood
A bitter post-Soviet war in 1992-93 saw the Black Sea territory of Abkhazia resist invasion from Georgia and...
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Published in: oDRVoices from Abkhazia: Helmut’s Story
Born in Germany during the war, Helmut ended up in a Soviet internment camp. Later he moved to the region of...
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Published in: HomeDemocracy in Abkhazia: a testing year
An eventful political period in the Black Sea republic of Abkhazia that began in 2011 with the premature death of...
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Published in: oDRArda’s flags: a postcard from Abkhazia
The strategic significance and territorial claims on the region of Abkhazia have meant its citizens have become used...
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Published in: HomeAbkhazia: presidential election, political future
The Black Sea republic of Abkhazia has elected its third president since securing effective independence from...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia on the eve of elections: interviews with the candidates
The disputed region of Abkhazia holds its presidential elections tomorrow. Earlier in the election campaign, Oliver...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazian Elections: Russia's pawn in Georgian game?
Abkhazia has gone to the polls to elect its third president. While the elections may provide an entertaining...