Georgia, Abkhazia and Russia

Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia over Russia deal
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.
Police and Protesters Clash in Georgia's Separatist Abkhazia Region
Police and hundreds of demonstrators have clashed in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed pact to allow Russians to buy property there
Protests erupt in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal with Russia
(Reuters) -A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday as hundreds protested against an investment agreement with Moscow that some Abkhaz fear will price them out of the property market.
Protests erupt in Abkhazia, Russian-occupied Georgian region, over new "deal" with Russia
Clashes erupted in Sukhumi, the central city of occupied Georgian Abkhazia, during a protest against an "investment agreement" with Russia. Source: European Pravda, citing Georgian news outlet SOVA and Ekho Kavkaza (Echo of the Caucasus),
Protests Erupt Outside Parliament in Breakaway Georgian Region, TASS Says
Russia recognised Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after Russian troops repelled a Georgian attempt to retake South Ossetia in a
Georgia protest: Protestors storms into Parliament after demonstrations erupt against Russian investment agreement
Hundreds of protesters in Abkhazia demonstrated against a Russian investment agreement on Friday, fearing it could drive up property prices and benefit Russian investors. The protesters stormed the parliament courtyard,

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