Shota Kincha
After fleeing a not-so-promising academic career and a disastrous attempt at being a bisexual activist, Shota is now a grumpy staff writer covering Georgia-related topics at OC Media. He is still interested in nationalism, far-right, and gender and queer issues, and still pretends to keep an eye on the wider Eastern and Central Europe region.
Georgian Security Service accuses Georgian Legion and others of plotting coup
This is at least the seventh time since Georgian Dream came to power that officials have claimed a coup was being plotted against the government.
Georgian speaker responds to OC Media with allegations of ‘skewed reporting’
The director of a media advocacy group stated that her organisation’s donors had similarly been contacted by government representatives.
New regulations introduced banning protests in Georgian parliament
These are the latest in a series of rules that critics and opposition figures say could be used to stifle dissent.
Georgian Dream to begin impeachment proceedings against president
The ruling party announced they intend to impeach Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.
Roses and Velvet: a contested legacy of revolution
This year marks 20 years since Georgia’s Rose Revolution, and five since the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.
Azerbaijani Georgians appeal to Aliyev to open border
Georgian ethnic Azerbaijanis have called on Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev to restore land border crossings, over three years since the border’s closure.
The Killers booed in Georgia after inviting Russian fan on stage
The American rock band apologised after the show for comments they said ‘could be misconstrued’.
Ruling party member to head Georgia’s Writers’ House
Critics have accused the ruling party of mounting a ‘dangerous takeover’ of cultural institutions.
Georgia mourns victims of Shovi mudslide as questions raised if deaths were avoidable
Some have criticised the government’s handling of the disaster, accusing it of failure to forecast the mudslide and to alert civilians.
Death toll continues to rise in mudslide in Georgia’s Racha
The death toll rose to 11 on Friday, with 25 others unaccounted for.