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,
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, demanding change.
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.
Abkhazia Leader Says Ready To Resign If Protesters Vacate Parliament
The president of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia announced Saturday that he is ready to resign after protesters stormed the regional parliament, opposing an investment deal with Russia.
Protesters in Georgia occupy Abkhazia's regional parliament
Opposition protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to leave key government buildings unless the regional president resigns.
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.
Abkhazia: Leader ready to quit if protesters exit parliament
Locals are angry over a deal with Moscow allowing Russians to buy land.Protesters who stormed the parliament building in Georgia's Russia- backed breakaway region of Abkhazia refused to leave the premises on Saturday,
Protests in Abkhazia - President offers to resign
The so-called "president" of occupied Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, announced his readiness to resign. This statement came after protests against the agreement with Russia, reports Echo of the Caucasus. The "leader" of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia,
Protesters break into parliament in Georgian region of Abkhazia
A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia as hundreds protested against an investment agreement with Moscow that some Abkhaz fear will price them out of the property market.
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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Tensions Surge in Abkhazia's Political Turmoil
Protesters in Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia occupied the parliament over an investment agreement with Moscow. President ...
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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Bzhania’s press service: Draft law on agreement with Russia will be withdrawn
"President" of occupied Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhanai's press service says the de facto president's administration is currently ...
Tensions Boil Over in Georgia's Abkhazia Over Property Rights for Russians
Demonstrators oppose a proposal to permit Russian nationals to purchase property in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia.
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 ...
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 ...
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Unrest in Abkhazia: Protesters Defy Property Sale Law to Russians
Opposition protesters in Abkhazia refuse to leave government buildings after storming them over a property sale law allowing ...