Georgia
Three minors receive multi-year prison sentences over murder of Tbilisi tutor
The case of the fatal beating of 28-year-old tutor Giga Avaliani in October 2025 attracted significant attention in Georgia.
Nate Ostiller
Nate joined OC Media as an editor after a year at The Kyiv Independent, where he covered Ukraine, Russia, and the South Caucasus. He has a background in grant writing and reporting on post-Soviet geopolitics, with a focus on conflict-sensitive journalism and human rights.
Georgia
Over 40 arrested in Georgia in latest mafia crackdown
Those arrested were allegedly in contact with notorious mob boss Mamuka Shubitidze, also known as Mamuka Kakhetinsky or Davit Baratashvili.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Former Armenian President Sargsyan’s Republican Party to sit out elections
The party ruled Armenia for almost two decades.
OC Insider
Pashinyan and the Armenian opposition’s ‘war party’
Absent real alternative plans among Armenia’s main opposition parties for how to deal with Azerbaijan, Pashinyan’s framing rings true.
2026 Iran War
Russia sends humanitarian aid to Iran via Azerbaijan
Earlier in March, Azerbaijan sent its own tranche of aid to Iran despite the increased tensions between the two countries.
Armenia
Doubling down, Armenian Parliamentary Speaker dubs opposition ‘parties of war’
Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan’s comments follow similar remarks made recently by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
