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),

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.

Protesters in Abkhazia stormed the parliament to oppose a Russian investment deal. Initially demanding the agreement's withdrawal, they now call for President Aslan Bzhania's resignation. The protest highlights fears of Russian economic dominance in the region,

Tensions have flared during the past week over a proposed deal that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia.

In occupied Abkhazia, the situation is still tense. At the protest against the investment agreement between Russia and Abkhazia, tear

Protesters breached the parliament in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region, in opposition to a recent investment deal with Moscow. The situation escalated with law enforcement deploying smoke grenades to disperse the crowd,

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Georgia’s Russian-backed separatist region of Abkhazia on Friday as lawmakers prepared to consider a draft investment agreement with Moscow. After failing to disperse when the day’s legislative session was cancelled,

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. People were shown pouring into the courtyard and attempting to enter the parliament building.

Protesters gathered outside parliament on Friday in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, where opposition has been building to a recent investment agreement with Moscow, Russia's RIA state news agency reported.