Georgia–EU Relations
Georgians rank second after Turks in deportations from EU
Over 10,000 Georgians and 13,000 Turks were deported from the EU in 2025.
Yousef Bardouka
A Circassian from the diaspora, Yousef joined OC Media out of a passion for the Caucasus and a fascination with functional public transport. With previous journalism experience in Jordan, he divides his time between keeping up with regional news, podcast production, and exploration of specialty coffee.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Leaked Russian document outlines planned ‘anti-Pashinyan’ campaign ahead of Armenia elections
The plan aims to ‘reduce the popularity’ of Pashinyan’s government.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Armenia’s Karapetyan says Saakashvili turned Batumi into ‘Azerbaijani–Turkish enclave’
The opposition figure was speaking about calls from Baku to resettle Azerbaijanis in Armenia.
Daghestan
Putin announces that Daghestani Head Melikov will resign in September
The announcement came in the wake of weeks of mass flooding in Daghestan.
PACE
PACE suspends Chechen activist after comments in support of ‘honour killings’
Rights groups had earlier called on PACE to suspend Ruslan Kutaev.
Freedom of the Press
Georgia plummets in World Press Freedom Index amidst decline across Caucasus
Armenia, while ranking the highest, has also dropped in ranking.
