Friday, December 5, 2025

Gali residents struggling to get by under Covid-19 travel restrictions

GALI, DFWatch–Under conditions that amount to a blockade, the population of Gali are finding ways of sorting out their daily life problems, such as how to receive pensions when they can’t get to a Georgian bank. In spring, Abkhazia’s separatist authorities closed the only road connecting the Gali district with the rest of Georgia, due … Read more

Georgians in Gali welcome the partial opening of Enguri Bridge, but want it opened in both directions

GALI, DFWatch–Georgians living in Gali welcome the opening by separatist authorities of Enguri Bridge for travel in one direction, but demand they also allow passage in the other direction across the bridge that connects Abkhazia with Georgia proper.  Although Sukhumi does not allow the passage from Gali to Zugdidi, locals think that if the Georgian … Read more