Aliyev ‘backs out’ of meeting with Pashinyan after France greenlights arms to Armenia
The meeting was set to take place on Thursday in Granada, Spain.
Azerbaijan arrests former presidents and parliamentary speaker of Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has detained a total of eight former and acting officials from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan arrests former presidents and parliamentary speaker of Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has detained a total of eight former and acting officials from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia ratifies Rome Statute despite Russian warnings
The Kremlin warned that Armenia's ratification of the treaty would have ‘negative consequences for bilateral relations’.
Armenia ratifies Rome Statute despite Russian warnings
The Kremlin warned that Armenia's ratification of the treaty would have ‘negative consequences for bilateral relations’.
Kadyrov’s daughter sole woman appointed to Chechen women’s rights council
Chechnya’s newly-established council of women’s rights includes only one woman: Ramzan Kadyrov’s eldest daughter.
Kadyrov’s daughter sole woman appointed to Chechen women’s rights council
Chechnya’s newly-established council of women’s rights includes only one woman: Ramzan Kadyrov’s eldest daughter.
UN mission arrives to empty streets in Nagorno-Karabakh
Over 100,000 people, most of the region’s population, have fled to Armenia.
UN mission arrives to empty streets in Nagorno-Karabakh
Over 100,000 people, most of the region’s population, have fled to Armenia.
Georgia’s ruling party accuse USAID of preparing activists for revolution
Georgia’s State Security Service announced that the American state aid agency had organised training in violent protest.
Georgia’s ruling party accuse USAID of preparing activists for revolution
Georgia’s State Security Service announced that the American state aid agency had organised training in violent protest.
Lazare Grigoriadis jailed on two-year-old charges, as pretrial detention term approaches end
The first person to face charges over the foreign agent protests has been jailed, shortly before the limit for being held in pretrial detention elapsed.
Features & Analysis
Georgia’s ‘zombie’ hydropower projects
Despite years of controversy and local opposition to large hydropower plant projects, Georgia’s government has announced it will resume their construction.
‘If I had wings, I would fly away’: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek evacuation
Much of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population is seeking to leave the region as it comes under Azerbaijani control.
‘If I had wings, I would fly away’: Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians seek evacuation
By Ani AvetisyanMuch of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population is seeking to leave the region as it comes under Azerbaijani control.
Datablog | Georgia’s changing priorities at the UN General Assembly
A CRRC analysis found that Georgian Dream’s leaders have mentioned Russia less and spoken more positively than the previous government.
Datablog | Georgia’s changing priorities at the UN General Assembly
By Givi SilagadzeA CRRC analysis found that Georgian Dream’s leaders have mentioned Russia less and spoken more positively than the previous government.
‘Bread is all we have’: Nagorno-Karabakh’s population faces threat of starvation
As medical crises mount and stockpiled foods run out, Nagorno-Karabakh’s condition appears increasingly to be life-threatening.
‘Bread is all we have’: Nagorno-Karabakh’s population faces threat of starvation
By Marut VanyanAs medical crises mount and stockpiled foods run out, Nagorno-Karabakh’s condition appears increasingly to be life-threatening.
Wagner’s North Caucasian mercenaries fail to wash away their sins with Ukrainian blood
Many in the North Caucasus fear the return of thousands of Wagner mercenaries formerly convicted of robbery, rape, and murder.
Wagner’s North Caucasian mercenaries fail to wash away their sins with Ukrainian blood
By Elizaveta ChukharovaMany in the North Caucasus fear the return of thousands of Wagner mercenaries formerly convicted of robbery, rape, and murder.
Beka Grigoriadis: ‘Those who fought alongside Lazare have abandoned him’
Beka Grigoriadis has protested daily against the prosecution of his son Lazare, who is on trial for his role in the foreign agent law protests.
Beka Grigoriadis: ‘Those who fought alongside Lazare have abandoned him’
By Mariam NikuradzeBeka Grigoriadis has protested daily against the prosecution of his son Lazare, who is on trial for his role in the foreign agent law protests.
Opinion
Opinion | The EU should step up its support for Armenia
As Moscow turns on Pashinyan, the EU should step up its support for Armenia’s fledgling democracy.
Opinion | Georgia’s labour oversight body has backtracked on transparency
A move to hide employers’ names from public access threatens the much-needed protection of labour rights in Georgia.
Opinion | The Ingush are leaving Russia
A Russian collapse following their defeat in Ukraine is inevitable, and when it comes, the Ingush are ready to forge their own future.
Voices
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![Voice | Three months in a Georgian Dream troll factory]()
Voice | Three months in a Georgian Dream troll factory
Nino, 17, found that working for the ruling party meant fake social media flashmobs, no contracts, and broken promises.
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![Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police]()
Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police
Giorgi Mzhavanadze, director of the Shame Movement, recounts his experience in the Ninth Police Department in Tbilisi.
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![Voice | ‘Why I burnt my Russian internal passport’]()
Voice | ‘Why I burnt my Russian internal passport’
At a demonstration in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on 25 February, Anton Mikhalchuk, a citizen of Russia, set alight his Russian internal passport.
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![Voice | ‘I dreamt of freedom’]()
Voice | ‘I dreamt of freedom’
An Armenian-Lebanese repatriate tells the story of her capture by Azerbaijani forces following the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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![Voice | ‘They love each other very much’]()
Voice | ‘They love each other very much’
Fifty-six-year old Inga Sindeeva told OC Media about the joys and the challenges of being a foster parent in Georgia.
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![Voice | Life with hands of metal]()
Voice | Life with hands of metal
Artyom Arakelyan lost his hands at 12 years old, but this has not stopped him from becoming a linguist, football coach, and amateur pianist.
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![Voice | ‘They did nothing to help, they abandoned us’]()
Voice | ‘They did nothing to help, they abandoned us’
He was promised a decent job and a good salary in Germany, but instead he found lies, squalor, and backbreaking labour.
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![Voice | ‘Women must put an end to the war’]()
Voice | ‘Women must put an end to the war’
Araksia Martirosyan, participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, fought during the four day clashes in 2016, and returned to the front in 2020.
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![Voice | ‘I was shot twice in the head and abducted, but I survived’]()
Voice | ‘I was shot twice in the head and abducted, but I survived’
Sufyan had a promising life and career ahead of him until he reported his superiors for a massive fraudulent scheme.
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![Voice | I'm looking for my child]()
Voice | I'm looking for my child
In the wake of the revelations about the trafficking of newborns in Armenia, Haykuhi Khachatryan began to believe that her late newborn was still alive.
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![Voice | ‘I knew from age 6 that I was born in the wrong body’]()
Voice | ‘I knew from age 6 that I was born in the wrong body’
A 42-year-old transgender man shares his story of discovering his real gender identity and the struggle of living in Georgia as a trans person.
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![Voice | ‘I went to war at 17’]()
Voice | ‘I went to war at 17’
Sent to war aged just 17, WWII veteran Vardanush Zakaryan tells how her love for her husband survived both war and death.
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![Voice | ‘In my hands, a weapon has become a work of art’]()
Voice | ‘In my hands, a weapon has become a work of art’
Artak Tadevosyan from Gyumri gives new life to used bullets and casings.
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![Voice | ‘I was kidnapped by my family’]()
Voice | ‘I was kidnapped by my family’
Devran Ibrahimsoy, 25, did not receive his family’s support when he discovered his gender identity; after he fled to Baku, they even kidnapped him.
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![Voice | ‘I’ve been homeless since 2000’]()
Voice | ‘I’ve been homeless since 2000’
The trials, tribulations, and occasional moments of grace in twenty years of living on Tbilisi’s streets.
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![Voice | ‘We are all tired, but we shouldn’t give up’]()
Voice | ‘We are all tired, but we shouldn’t give up’
Georgian doctor Nino Kvirtia talks about fighting both the coronavirus and the accompanying disinformation.
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![Vitali Safarov’s mother: I must know why they killed my son]()
Vitali Safarov’s mother: I must know why they killed my son
The mother is appealing the court’s verdict which said the murder wasn’t a hate crime.
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![Voice | ‘Whether I have a disability or not, I am still me’]()
Voice | ‘Whether I have a disability or not, I am still me’
Jamila Mammadli, 26, talks about love, her passion for the theatre, and the preconceptions about disability that are pervasive in Azerbaijan.
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![Voice | ‘They say Georgia is a tolerant and diverse country; these are just words’]()
Voice | ‘They say Georgia is a tolerant and diverse country; these are just words’
Gulgun Mamadli, 22, talks about experiencing xenophobia and hate speech during the pandemic.
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![Voice | The bitterness of the Kvankhidatli salt — the women salt miners of Daghestan]()
Voice | The bitterness of the Kvankhidatli salt — the women salt miners of Daghestan
In the mountain village of Kvankhidatli, women recall ‘going to the salt’ since the beginning of the 20th century.
In Pictures
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![In pictures | Broken statues and stolen yoga mats: Georgia’s far right stop Pride Festival]()
In pictures | Broken statues and stolen yoga mats: Georgia’s far right stop Pride Festival
Far-right protesters stormed a queer pride event in Georgia’s capital hours before it was due to begin.
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![In pictures | Portrait of a mass hunger strike]()
In pictures | Portrait of a mass hunger strike
Angry over increasingly harsh working conditions, ten mine workers in central Georgia have gone on hunger strike.
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![In pictures | Georgians defeat the foreign agent law]()
In pictures | Georgians defeat the foreign agent law
The Georgian Government made a U-turn on the bill after a second night of huge protests in Tbilisi.
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![In pictures | Tear gas and water cannons: Georgia’s foreign agent protests]()
In pictures | Tear gas and water cannons: Georgia’s foreign agent protests
Riot police used force to disperse tens of thousands of protestors against the foreign agent law after it was passed by parliament.
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![In Pictures | Life in limbo at the Hotel Goris]()
In Pictures | Life in limbo at the Hotel Goris
Unable to return home, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh caught on the Armenian side of the Lachin blockade have temporarily settled near the border.
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![In Pictures | Georgia’s shrinking train lines]()
In Pictures | Georgia’s shrinking train lines
Trains were once among the most reliable methods of transport in Georgia, but closures under the guise of the pandemic have left many cut off.
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![In Pictures | Armenia’s not-so-velvet counter-revolution]()
In Pictures | Armenia’s not-so-velvet counter-revolution
Armenia’s opposition protesters remain steadfast in their demand for Pashinyan’s resignation, though they have few specifics on what happens next.
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![In pictures | Georgians killed in Ukraine receive hero’s welcome in Tbilisi]()
In pictures | Georgians killed in Ukraine receive hero’s welcome in Tbilisi
Gia Beriashvili and Davit Ratiani were killed on the Irpin front, northwest of Kyiv, on 18 March.
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![In Pictures | Fighting to save the art of Borchalo carpet weaving in Georgia]()
In Pictures | Fighting to save the art of Borchalo carpet weaving in Georgia
There are only a few dozen women who still weave the carpets, a unique art practised mostly by Georgia’s ethnic Azerbaijani community
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![In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage]()
In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage
A few brave Yazidi women in Armenia have bucked tradition and sought a university education, to uplift not only themselves but their whole community.
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![In pictures | Lips sewn shut in Chiatura’s sinking village]()
In pictures | Lips sewn shut in Chiatura’s sinking village
Residents of Shukruti say their houses continue to collapse due to mining underneath, and neither the mining company nor the government is listening.
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![In Pictures | Forgotten by the highway]()
In Pictures | Forgotten by the highway
From hammocks to nazuki sweet bread, the roadside wares that make travel in Georgia such a delight are in danger of disappearing.
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![In Pictures | Bakuriani’s corona freeze]()
In Pictures | Bakuriani’s corona freeze
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought life in Georgia’s most popular ski resort town to a painful standstill.
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![In pictures | Tbilisi’s ‘jarti’ collectors]()
In pictures | Tbilisi’s ‘jarti’ collectors
A look at Georgia’s uneasy scrap industry shows how Georgia’s present situation reflects in the piles of tin, copper, and brass.
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![In pictures | Struggle in the open-air: Tbilisi’s Navtlughi Bazaar]()
In pictures | Struggle in the open-air: Tbilisi’s Navtlughi Bazaar
The open-air bazaars of Tbilisi began with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s; they remain a vital lifeline for many.
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![In pictures | Borjomi’s year-long winter]()
In pictures | Borjomi’s year-long winter
Residents of the legendary spa town have banded together to try to survive the disappearance of the summer tourism boom.
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![In Pictures | Women’s voices in forestry]()
In Pictures | Women’s voices in forestry
The women who live off Georgia’s forests, and the women who tend to them tell their stories.
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![In pictures | Strategic object: Baku’s years of transformation]()
In pictures | Strategic object: Baku’s years of transformation
In a four year project, Chloe Borkett captured images of Baku’s metamorphosis in the 2010s from a different angle.
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![In pictures | Rustavi: The city of factories]()
In pictures | Rustavi: The city of factories
Rustavi’s factories have led to ‘alarming’ levels of air pollution in the city — local activists, backed by the city council, are getting fed up.
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![In pictures | Black Lives Matter protest in Tbilisi]()
In pictures | Black Lives Matter protest in Tbilisi
Several dozen protestors gathered in central Tbilisi in support of the ongoing demonstrations in the United States.
