The day riot police poisoned me

by Mariam Nikuradze

•3 min read

On 28 November 2024, after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the halting of Georgia’s EU-integration process, I went to cover the ensuing protest. As the crowd grew bigger and bigger outside the parliament building located on Tbilisi's central Rustaveli Avenue, riot police took different spots around it. As it neared midnight, they began to disperse the demonstrators. I was on the fountain structure outside the parliament building trying to document a water cannon targeting camera ope

In Photos | 365 days of consecutive protest in Georgia

by Mariam Nikuradze

•22 min read

It has been a year since Georgian Dream announced its EU u-turn, prompting mass protests — OC Media has captured it all.

The orphan who found a mother from behind bars in Georgia’s struggle for democracy

by Mariam Nikuradze

•10 min read

When 30-year-old Archil Museliantsi was jailed, a stranger who met him on the streets took it upon herself to become the mother he never had.

Tracking the rise of authoritarianism in Georgia — October edition

by Mariam Nikuradze

•0 min read

‘I don’t care at all’ — Tbilisi protesters continue blocking road despite arrests

by Mikheil Gvadzabia

•6 min read

Police arrest more protesters every day, yet the demonstrations have persisted.

In Photos | ‘Letters to the citizens of Georgia’: the newspapers delivered by the mothers of the jailed

by Mariam Nikuradze

•14 min read

The mothers of Georgians arrested during the protests have been travelling across the country to share letters from their imprisoned children.