Abkhazia: Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns
Aslan Bzhania is quitting days after crowds stormed government buildings over a controversial pro-Russia bill.
Abkhaz Separatist Leader Urges Protesters To Leave Parliament, Pledges Resignation
The leader of the Moscow-backed Abkhazia region said on November 16 that he would step down if protesters leave the parliament compound. A day earlier, demonstrators against an investment agreement with Moscow stormed the parliament in Sukhumi,
In Georgian breakaway Abkhazia, protesters refuse to leave parliament
Protesters in Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia declined on Saturday to leave the parliament building which they stormed the previous day, a departure proposed by the region's president as a condition for resigning.
Protesters storm Putin-backed parliament in Georgia breakaway region
Protesters in the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgia stormed the parliament building to demand the region's president step down and reject an investment agreement that could benefit wealthy Russians.
Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region
Protesters in the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia have stormed parliament and the presidential complex after the government planned to approve a controversial pro-Russia bill. The bill, which would have legalised Russian investment and land ownership,
Protesters demand leader's ouster in Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia
By Lucy Papachristou, Filipp Lebedev and Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and demanded the resignation of its leader over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.
Protesters in Georgia's separatist region refuse to give up government buildings
Demonstrators stormed the buildings to protest proposed measures that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia
Anti-Russia protesters storm parliament in Georgian breakaway region
Hundreds of protesters stormed the parliament of Georgia’s Russian-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia on Friday in an attempt to stop a controversial investment deal with Moscow.
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President of Abkhazia resigns: Details
Recently, protests erupted in the occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia over an investment agreement with Russia. As a result, ...
Putin Faces Coup Attempt on Russia's Doorstep
Russian president Vladimir Putin may be facing another uprising against Russian influence in Abkhazia, a breakaway region in ...
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Stances of both sides hardening as confrontation plays out in Abkhazia
The region’s de-facto president, Aslan Bzhania, was left marooned in his home village of Tamysh, where he held an ...
Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, calling for leader's ouster
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control ...
Protesters in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region refuse to cede control of government buildings
Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings ...
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Turmoil in Abkhazia: President Bzhania Resigns Amid Protests
Aslan Bzhania, the Russian-backed leader of Abkhazia, has agreed to resign following protests over an investment agreement with Moscow. Protestors stormed the parliament in the capital, Sukhumi, ...
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Bzhania’s press service: Draft law on agreement with Russia will be withdrawn
The press service of "President" of occupied Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhanai, says the de facto president's administration is ...
Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure
Protesters opposing a measure allowing Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia stormed the separatist ...
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Turmoil in Abkhazia: Political Shifts Amid Protests
Abkhazia's president, Aslan Bzhania, has announced his intention to resign, following protests over an investment deal with ...
Abkhazia's President labels ongoing protests in capital Sukhum as "attempted coup"
Abkhazia's President Aslan Bzhania has labeled the ongoing protests in the capital, Sukhum, as an attempted coup, following clashes over a controve ...