Tag: Enguri Bridge

Four Georgians found drowned after trying to cross the Enguri bypassing Abkhazia checkpoint

April 7, 2021 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Four people were found dead on the banks of the Enguri River on Wednesday. The four are believed to have drowned as they tried to cross from Abkhazia to Georgian-controlled territory bypassing Russian border guards and Abkhaz customs officers. Rescue workers found the bodies of three people Wednesday morning, and a fourth body in … Read more

Abkhazia temporarily reopens Enguri crossing for “humanitarian reasons”

June 20, 2020 by DFWatch staff

Sokhumi regime re-opens the sole crossing point on the river Enguri for three days for “humanitarian reasons” for the return of “citizens and residents of the republic temporarily being in Georgia”, the breakaway republic’s security service states on its website. Between June 22 and June 24, the passage through the checkpoint will be carried out … Read more

Sokhumi regime lifts restrictions on Enguri bridge

October 3, 2019 by DFWatch staff

Restrictions on Enguri bridge imposed on June 27 were abolished on Wednesday, the Security Service of the breakaway Abkhazia states. The restrictions were imposed in the wake of anti-Russian protests in Tbilisi due to “security reasons”. Later the Sokhumi regime partially eased the ban to cross the sole passage to the breakaway republic from Georgia … Read more

Sokhumi brings in new restrictions at Enguri Bridge, locals charged USD 17 for passing

September 28, 2019 by DFWatch staff

GALI, DFWatch–Sokhumi has brought in new restrictions on the administrative borderline between breakaway Abkhazia and Georgia proper, affecting many businesses in the area. Crossing north-south across the Enguri Bridge is essential to many in the area, who rely on trade in products such as hazelnuts. But despite the new restrictions, anyone who pays money can … Read more

NATO asked Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia to reopen checkpoint in 2016

July 22, 2019 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO asked breakaway Abkhazia to reopen a checkpoint to Georgia proper in 2016, local media report. The incident happened after the de facto authorities closed all but one of the crossings along the administrative border line that separates the breakaway republic from the rest of Georgia. Temur Nadaraia, who heads the de facto administration … Read more

In Gali, Abkhazia, people wait in vain for a new border crossing to open

May 24, 2018 by DFWatch staff

GALI, DFWatch–For almost a year and a half, people in Gali, in the south of breakaway Abkhazia, have been waiting for a new checkpoint to open on the administrative border line to Georgia proper, so far in vain.

Massive delays on Enguri bridge

May 6, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Long queues on the Enguri bridge has caused major interruptions for people wanting to cross the de facto border between Abkhazia and Georgia proper.

Locals told DFWatch the immediate reason for the traffic jam is that only one out of four passport counters is operational on the Abkhaz side,

Minibuses replacing horse carts at Enguri Bridge

February 21, 2018 by DFWatch staff

GALI, DFWatch–Four-wheel horse carts (‘tachkas’) are still the main means of transport for crossing the Enguri Bridge, which separates breakaway Abkhazia from Georgia proper. However, recently three ‘marshrutkas’ have started competing for this profitable business,

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