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Georgian pro-government media owner hit with sexual harassment allegations
Ramishvili, a prominent pro-government public figure and anchor at POS TV, was found guilty of sexual harassment in 2018.
Podcast | A looming conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and newborn trafficking in Georgia
The growing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan and an alleged decades-long scheme of newborn trafficking in Georgia.
Podcast | Gen Z shaking up Georgian politics and the greenwashing of the Lachin blockade
How Georgia’s youth helped take down the foreign agent law and the ‘eco-activists’ behind the closure of the Lachin Corridor.
Podcast | Inside Georgia’s foreign agent law protests
OC Media break down the 7–8 March protests against the Georgian foreign agent law.
Georgian foreign agent law to be dropped after second night of protests rock Tbilisi
The ruling party backed down after tens of thousands of people continued to take to the streets over what has been widely described as the ‘Russian law’.
Bzhaniya returns from ‘fruitful’ Russia–Belarus trip
The Abkhazian president was on a two-week visit to Moscow and Minsk in February.
Podcast | Boycotting the foreign agent law and sex as a weapon in Azerbaijan
How the foreign agent law can affect independent media in Georgia and sexual intimidation through leaks in Azerbaijan.
Abkhazian Parliament rejects ‘repressive’ State Security amendments
Critics of the amendments warned that they would allow authorities to stifle criticism or dissent.
Editorial | Only decisive action can save Georgia’s democracy
Georgia’s foreign agent law could spell the beginning of the end for Georgia’s experiment with democracy — unless decisive action is taken.
Podcast | A year into the war in Ukraine — how Russia’s invasion impacted the Caucasus
OC Media staff discuss the impact the war in Ukraine had on the Caucasus.