Armenia
Pashinyan participates in Armenia’s first national ‘prayer breakfast’
The event has been criticised by opponents of Pashinyan as a ‘reputation laundering breakfast’ amidst his clash with the Church.
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.
Chechnya
Chechen woman who fled to Georgia reportedly killed after returning home in suspicious circumstances
Aliya Ozdamirova, aged 33, reportedly fled home after being threatened by her family.
Azerbaijan
Delegation of US Mormons meet with Aliyev as first church opens in Baku
Azerbaijan’s presidential administration said the meeting highlighted the country’s history of religious tolerance.
OC Insider
Tucker Carlson brings the ‘war on Christianity’ to the Caucasus
There is so much wrong with Tucker Carlson’s recent episode on Armenia — featuring Narek Kareptyan, the nephew of jailed Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan and his amoral, opportunistic lawyer Robert Amsterdam — that it is hard to know where to begin. I think part of the reason I’m writing this newsletter is to put my thoughts on paper about the literal torrent of misinformation and false narratives contained in the episode (and to spare my coworkers, who are probably tired of hearing me
Chechnya
Chechen woman murdered in front of three-year old daughter in France, reportedly by ex-husband
The woman’s 17-year-old daughter was also severely injured in the attack after trying to protect her mother.
Ingushetia
Ukraine sentences Ingushetia Head Kalimatov in absentia to 8 years in prison
Ingushetia Head Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov was convicted of financing Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
