Owner of fire-bombed queer bar wins ECHR case against Armenia
DIY bar was set alight in 2012, with one of the owners forced to flee the country after receiving death threats.
Owner of fire-bombed queer bar wins ECHR case against Armenia
DIY bar was set alight in 2012, with one of the owners forced to flee the country after receiving death threats.
Pashinyan slams CSTO members for arms trade with Azerbaijan
The Armenian Prime Minister also criticised members of the alliance for not supporting Armenia, including when Azerbaijan crossed into its territory.
Pashinyan slams CSTO members for arms trade with Azerbaijan
The Armenian Prime Minister also criticised members of the alliance for not supporting Armenia, including when Azerbaijan crossed into its territory.
Anti-government protest allowed to go ahead in Baku
Dozens of people gathered in Baku's central Fountain Square over the weekend in protest against violence and threats toward government critics.
South Ossetia to hold Russian annexation referendum on 17 July
President-elect Alan Gagloyev has previously opposed the initiative by the outgoing president, arguing that they should wait for a signal from Moscow.
Features & Analysis
Datablog | Both religion and the county’s Soviet past contribute to Homophobia in Georgia
Religiosity appears to encourage homophobia — but so too does a communist past.
Datablog | Both religion and the county’s Soviet past contribute to Homophobia in Georgia
By Giorgi BabunashviliReligiosity appears to encourage homophobia — but so too does a communist past.
Censorship and violence: the challenges to press freedom in the Caucasus in 2022
OC Media spoke with journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, and Georgia about the challenges they must overcome to report the news.
Censorship and violence: the challenges to press freedom in the Caucasus in 2022
By Shota KinchaOC Media spoke with journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, and Georgia about the challenges they must overcome to report the news.
Invisible scars: Children, war, and mental health in Azerbaijan
Two wars and repeated clashes have taken their toll on Azerbaijani children living near Nagorno-Karabakh’s line of contact.
Invisible scars: Children, war, and mental health in Azerbaijan
By Parvana RahimovaTwo wars and repeated clashes have taken their toll on Azerbaijani children living near Nagorno-Karabakh’s line of contact.
Kidnapped outside Mariupol
Huseyn Abdullayev, an Azerbaijani student held for a month by Russian troops, tells of daily abuse, torture, and apparent extrajudicial executions.
Kidnapped outside Mariupol
By Ismi AghayevHuseyn Abdullayev, an Azerbaijani student held for a month by Russian troops, tells of daily abuse, torture, and apparent extrajudicial executions.
Russian émigrés face chilly reception in Georgia
Worries over war-related migration from Russia reflect Georgians’ struggle to make sense of the war in Ukraine.
Russian émigrés face chilly reception in Georgia
By Shota KinchaWorries over war-related migration from Russia reflect Georgians’ struggle to make sense of the war in Ukraine.
Opinion
Opinion | The world has woken up to the Russian terror that the Chechens know only too well
Russia’s wars against Chechnya have provided the blueprint for its brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion | The silent victims of war
In post-war Azerbaijan, the wives and widows of soldiers are revered only as long as they remain unquestioning.
Editorial | Russia’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion is a resurgence of an ideology that should have been left in the dustbin of history; for the Caucasus, this is a profound threat.