14,000 Daghestanis isolated after rockfall cuts off 53 villages
Local authorities promise to restore access to the cut off villages by Wednesday evening.
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Former Georgian Prime Minister Kvirikashvili calls for release of detained protesters
Kvirikashvili argued that the release of detainees would result ‘only in positive things’ for the government.
UK sanctions Azerbaijani tanker and five nationals involved in Russian oil trading
The sanctions were announced on 9 May, the day Russia and other former Soviet states commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
Former high-level North Caucasian accused of running criminal syndicate
He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Podcasts
Podcasts
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OC Media’s Robin Fabbro, Dominik Cagara, and Mariam Nikuradze talk about OC Media’s plans to survive and thrive in the new global reality.
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In Focus
Reviews
Review | Dead Souls’ Vacation — a tragicomic documentary about maternal love
Keko Chelidze’s 2020 documentary gently and considerately explores the unusual relationship between a Georgian mother and her musician son.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Do Armenians and Georgians support protests?
While a majority in both countries support protests, such support has been on the decline in Armenia since 2019.
Culture
OC Media team ranks South Caucasus Eurovision 2025 songs
Ahead of Eurovision 2025, we asked our staff to give their opinions and predictions of all three South Caucasus entries.
Reviews
Review | Rahman Mammadli — psychedelic Azerbaijani guitar that mixes traditional with contemporary
The short set highlights Rahman Mammadli’s soulful guitar solos and unique, traditionally-influenced playing style.
Reviews
Review | Taming the Garden — an insightful documentary on power and vanity in Georgia
Salomé Jashi’s cautionary tale on power, vanity, and uprooted trees feels more prescient than ever.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Increasing optimism for the future in Armenia and Georgia
Armenians were generally more optimistic than Georgians, though both have seen an increase since 2017.
Reviews
Review | Words of War — A compelling personal story that misses an opportunity to say more
Words of War is carried by a strong leading performance from Maxine Peake, who does credit to Anna Politkovskaya’s fearlessness as a reporter.
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Opinion
Mzia Amaghlobeli
Opinion | Mzia Amaghlobeli is a political prisoner
The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Opinion | Georgian civil society needs to prepare for the worst
As Georgian Dream flaunts its authoritarianism, civil society and its international backers need to dig in for a long fight.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.