Independent observers accuse CEC of complicity in rigging Georgian elections
Local media and observer groups have documented widespread vote rigging by the ruling party during the parliamentary elections.
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Wanted son of Armenian oligarch on ‘business trip’ in Russia and Belarus
Nver Tsarukyan, the son of famed oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, has been wanted in Armenia since October.
Georgian Dream to keep Kobakhidze as PM
Irakli Kobakhidze’s term as prime minister began in February 2024.
Twenty-one-year-old Georgian arrested for ‘assaulting’ police during election protests
The 21-year-old protester could face up to seven years in prison if found guilty.
Podcasts
Podcast | Donald Trump and the South Caucasus
OC Media’s editors discuss the potential impact of Donald Trump’s re-election as US president on the Caucasus.
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In Focus
Fossil fuel deals raise alarms at Azerbaijan’s COP29 summit
Azerbaijan closed $8 billion in fossil fuel deals in the year leading up to COP29 — three times more than the year before.
OC Insider
How police violated my rights as a journalist
Mariam Nikuradze
Members’ First Look
Public Release in 1 DaysDrag, resistance, and identity: the journey of Azerbaijan’s first drag queen
Within the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan is the most intolerant towards the queer community.
Drag, resistance, and identity: the journey of Azerbaijan’s first drag queen
Within the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan is the most intolerant towards the queer community.
How a Trump presidency could impact the South Caucasus
Donald Trump’s re-election will likely have a far-reaching impact on US policy toward the South Caucasus.
How a Trump presidency could impact the South Caucasus
Donald Trump’s re-election will likely have a far-reaching impact on US policy toward the South Caucasus.
Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election
With overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate.
Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election
With overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate.
Planted drugs and physical abuse: the detention of Muslim activists in Azerbaijan
Pressured, kidnapped, arrested, and imprisoned, Azerbaijan’s Muslim activists face an increasingly hostile environment.
Planted drugs and physical abuse: the detention of Muslim activists in Azerbaijan
Pressured, kidnapped, arrested, and imprisoned, Azerbaijan’s Muslim activists face an increasingly hostile environment.
Opinion
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.
Opinion | Georgian civil society needs sustained support from the international community
The consolidation of authoritarianism in Georgia is over. But what are the next plans of the autocracy, and what should civil society do to survive?