Over the past year, Russia's undisguised annexation policy towards Abkhazia has become particularly aggressive, which has manifested itself in the harassment of international organizations and the Abkhazian civil society and in the ultimatums presented to the de facto government of Abkhazia, - this is stated in the report of the "Democracy Research Institute" entitled - "Human Rights in the Occupied Territories of Georgia" and at the dividing line".

The report also talks about the Russian military naval base located in Ochamchire, which, according to the "Democracy Research Institute", poses a fundamental threat to the security of Georgia and the Black Sea region.

"Considering the magnitude of the expected threat, the formal critical assessment declared by the authorities only for the Georgian audience is insufficient and ineffective.

The situation in the area of ​​human rights protection is particularly difficult in the occupied regions. The situation of ethnic Georgians in prisons and detention facilities is alarming. Last year, Vitali Karbaia, a resident of Gali, died of injuries inflicted by the police in occupied Abkhazia, and Irakli Bebua remains in illegal detention for the fourth year. In addition to this, the restriction of the right to receive education remains a challenge for the ethnically Georgian population of Abkhazia from 2024. The lack of physical and economic security is the main reason for the outflow of the local population from Abkhazia - demographic problems are most acute in the Gali region.

Among the problems in the Tskhinvali region, the obstacle created in terms of freedom of movement occupies a central place. For people who did not leave their homes despite the conflict, the de facto authorities create various barriers to freedom of movement, which aggravates the situation of the population and deprives them of the opportunity to receive full-fledged health services, buy food products, medicines and maintain family relationships. In Tskhinvali, the issue of receiving education in the native language remains a challenge. Until 2017 education in Akhalgori schools was conducted in the Georgian language, using the Georgian curriculum, from September 2017 the teaching was completely replaced by the Russian curriculum.

Illegal arrests of Georgian citizens by the Russian occupying forces remain the most important challenge on the side of occupied Tskhinvali. In 2023, 31 citizens of Georgia were kidnapped, which is twice the number of 2022. It should be emphasized that some of the arrests took place in the territories under the control of the central government. During the reporting period, representatives of the Russian occupation forces shot and killed Tamaz Ginturi, a resident of the village of Kirbali, a citizen of Georgia, in the vicinity of the Lomis church. "Although the names of the Russian soldiers who fatally wounded Tamaz Gintur are known, as of September 2024, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has not charged them," the report states.

In addition, it is explained that "unlike Tbilisi, where the Parliament of Georgia adopted the law on the transparency of foreign influence in less than two months, the de facto parliament of Abkhazia has not yet started the draft law submitted by Bzhania in February 2024 "On non-profit organizations and individuals who They perform the function of a foreign agent" discussion.

"On the other hand, in occupied Tskhinvali, the adoption of a similar Russian legislation in 2014 effectively eliminated independent civil society and critical media," the report notes.