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 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.

Protests erupted in the Russian-occupied Georgian province of Abkhazia on Friday, November 15. The protesters took to the streets to oppose the investment agreement with Russia, Echo of the Caucasus reports.