▁Georgia ▁has ▁also ▁reported ▁several ▁cases ▁of ▁for cible ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁ret ur ne es ▁into ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁military , ▁but ▁the ▁Su kh umi - based ▁authorities ▁categor ically ▁den y ▁this , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁all ▁citizens ▁are ▁obliged ▁to ▁serve , ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁is ▁for ci b ly ▁rec ru ited . ▁Th re ats ▁made ▁by ▁Georg ian ▁security ▁services ▁( a im ed ▁at ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁working ▁in ▁its ▁administration ) ▁were ▁also ▁reported . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Russian - Ge org ian ▁war ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁G ali ▁significantly ▁d eter ior ated ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁and ▁Ab kh az ▁military ▁bu il dup ▁and ▁increased ▁pressure ▁on ▁local ▁Georg ians ▁from ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁authorities . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁OS CE ▁High ▁Commission er ▁on ▁National ▁Minor ities ▁called ▁om ▁" the ▁de ▁fact o ▁authorities ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁pressure ▁being ▁exerc ised ▁on ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁G ali ▁District ▁through ▁the ▁limitation ▁of ▁their ▁education ▁rights , ▁comp uls ory ▁" pass port ization ", ▁forced ▁cons cription ▁into ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁military ▁forces ▁and ▁restrictions ▁on ▁their ▁freedom ▁of ▁movement ." ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the