Georgia live updates | Mass protests scheduled ahead of presidential election
We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests over Georgia’s EU accession U-turn.
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Daily Brief
Azerbaijani activist sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges
Ilhamiz Guliyev recently gave an interview in which he spoke about how police plant drugs on activists in Azerbaijan in order to arrest them.
Eurasian Development Bank rejects loan for Amulsar mine operations
Discussions are underway with commercial banks in Armenia to find a new lender.
Civil Contract expels another MP
The ruling party expelled MP Hakob Aslanyan after he froze his cooperation with the faction in protest.
Podcasts
Podcast | The Caucasus and the regime change in Syria
OC Media’s staff talk about the regime change in Syria and its effects on the Caucasian diaspora communities there and Russia’s influence and power.
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In Focus
‘When we get in the minibus, the fun will start’ — How Georgian police torture detained protesters
Demonstrators detained by police during the protests in Tbilisi have noted a systemic pattern of police brutality.
OC Insider
Nine years of pressure
Aytan Farhadova
The diaspora Georgians fighting for their homeland
Georgians living across the world have returned to their country to participate in anti-government and pro-EU demonstrations
The diaspora Georgians fighting for their homeland
Georgians living across the world have returned to their country to participate in anti-government and pro-EU demonstrations
Explainer | Meydan TV becomes Azerbaijan’s latest independent media outlet to be repressed
On Sunday, at least seven more journalists were detained amid the ongoing crackdown on free media in Azerbaijan.
Explainer | Meydan TV becomes Azerbaijan’s latest independent media outlet to be repressed
On Sunday, at least seven more journalists were detained amid the ongoing crackdown on free media in Azerbaijan.
Anti-government protests spread to Georgia’s regions: the case of Marneuli
Marneuli has consistently been one of Georgian Dream’s most loyal voter bases.
Anti-government protests spread to Georgia’s regions: the case of Marneuli
Marneuli has consistently been one of Georgian Dream’s most loyal voter bases.
Explainer | After a month of simmering protests, Georgia erupted: why now?
The announcement of Georgian Dream’s EU U-turn has sparked protests of a different scope and scale.
Explainer | After a month of simmering protests, Georgia erupted: why now?
The announcement of Georgian Dream’s EU U-turn has sparked protests of a different scope and scale.
Opinion
Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election
With overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate.
Opinion | Jack of all trades, master of none: Azerbaijan seeks renewables to sustain the status quo
Oil is not the issue, it is the political economy of extraction and exploitation.
Opinion | Chechen volunteer battalions have been abandoned by Ukraine
In dismissing them and refusing to grant them citizenship, the Chechens who have risked their lives for Ukraine are being sent to their deaths.