Podcast | The ‘Russian Law’ returns to Georgia
OC Media talk about the foreign agents law, its potential impacts, and reactions to its reintroduction.
Podcast | NATO’s stakes in the South Caucasus
Tigran Grigoryan, Shujaat Ahmadzada, and Giorgi Shaishmelashvili talk about NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to the South Caucasus.
Podcast | Azerbaijan’s media crackdown continues
Aliya Aghayeva and Leyla Mustafayeva talk about Azerbaijan’s ongoing crackdown on media in the country.
‘Competing to be most pro-Russian’: Abkhazia prepares for Russian presidential elections
Abkhazia’s government and opposition have been calling for citizens to vote in the upcoming Russian presidential elections, but sentiment amongst Abkhazian people is conflicted.
Podcast | Is Armenia going to join the European Union?
MEP Viola von Cramon and Babken DerGrigorian talk about Armenia’s EU prospects and its readiness for potentially applying to the bloc.
Police raid office of Azerbaijan’s Toplum TV
The raid comes amidst a widespread crackdown on the few remaining media outlets still operating in Azerbaijan that do not take a pro-government line.
Abkhazia to require parliamentary approval for ‘international treaties’
The amendments limit the powers of the president and foreign minister to approve international treaties and is believed to be aimed at treaties with Russia.
Podcast | Surviving on $8 a month: is Georgia on track for a real living wage?
Jeff Vize of HRW and Raisa Liparteliani from the Georgian Trade Union Confederation about Georgia’s minimum wage.
Podcast | Are Armenia and Azerbaijan heading towards war?
Olesya Vartanyan, Shujaat Ahmadzade, and Thomas de Waal discuss the likelihood of another war breaking out between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Russia warns tourists about travel to Abkhazia
It followed the release of a man convicted of raping a Russian tourist in 2019.