Protesters in the main city of occupied Abkhazia, Sukhumi, broke through the fence around the complex of "government buildings" and partially seized them on the afternoon of 15 November, protesting against the approval of an "investment agreement" with Russia.

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.

Protests against a controversial investment agreement with Russia escalated into clashes in Sukhum, the capital of Russian-occupied Abkhazia. The proposed law seeks to permit Russians to purchase property in Abkhazia.

Protesters opposing a measure allowing Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia stormed the separatist republic’s parliament building and presidential office and clashed with police.

Protests have erupted in Abkhazia's capital, Sukhum, over a proposed investment agreement with Russia, prompting the administration of self-proclaimed leader Aslan Bzhania to withdraw the draft law from parliamentary consideration in an effort to stabilize the situation.

Protesters used a truck to smash through the metal gates surrounding the parliament in the capital Sukhumi. Video from the scene then showed people climbing through windows after prying off metal bars

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