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Explainer | What happened in Armenia and Azerbaijan on 13–14 September?

OC Media breaks down the recent Azerbaijani attack along the Armenian border.

Explainer | What happened in Armenia and Azerbaijan on 13–14 September?

By OC Media

OC Media breaks down the recent Azerbaijani attack along the Armenian border.

12/09/2022

Starmus international science festival is in Armenia to ‘inspire’ the people

The Starmus international science festival has brought science and star power to Yerevan, and hopes to inspire young Armenians.

Starmus international science festival is in Armenia to ‘inspire’ the people

By Ani Avetisyan

The Starmus international science festival has brought science and star power to Yerevan, and hopes to inspire young Armenians.

2/09/2022

Is Georgia prepared for a monkeypox outbreak?

Preparing for monkeypox in Georgia may be a tightrope walk between avoiding further stigma and raising awareness.

Is Georgia prepared for a monkeypox outbreak?

By Shota Kincha

Preparing for monkeypox in Georgia may be a tightrope walk between avoiding further stigma and raising awareness.

26/08/2022

Armenia’s ageing sciences: can the demographic decline be reversed? 

Universities and research institutes are failing to attract young people to the sciences in Armenia.

Armenia’s ageing sciences: can the demographic decline be reversed? 

By Anna Sahakyan

Universities and research institutes are failing to attract young people to the sciences in Armenia.

Is Abkhazia’s car insurance mandate driving tourists away?

Abkhazia now requires all tourists to insure their cars before entering its territory.

Is Abkhazia’s car insurance mandate driving tourists away?

By OC Media

Abkhazia now requires all tourists to insure their cars before entering its territory.

24/08/2022

Deserters and the nameless dead: Kabardino-Balkaria and the war in Ukraine

In Kabardino-Balkaria, the invasion of Ukraine has prompted mass desertion by soldiers, legal challenges by those dismissed from the armed forces, and fear in the families of those sent to the front.

Deserters and the nameless dead: Kabardino-Balkaria and the war in Ukraine

By Dmitriy Pavlov

In Kabardino-Balkaria, the invasion of Ukraine has prompted mass desertion by soldiers, legal challenges by those dismissed from the armed forces, and fear in the families of those sent to the front.

23/08/2022

Life after an earthquake: a tailor’s story 

An earthquake that devastated northern Armenia in 1988 continues to affect the life of a tailor in Gyumri.

Life after an earthquake: a tailor’s story 

By Nellie Petrossian

An earthquake that devastated northern Armenia in 1988 continues to affect the life of a tailor in Gyumri.

11/08/2022

The cost of speaking out: Azerbaijani student activists face intimidation and expulsion

For over a decade, authorities have reportedly pressured, blackmailed, and excluded Azerbaijani student activists from education 

The cost of speaking out: Azerbaijani student activists face intimidation and expulsion

By Ali Zeynal

For over a decade, authorities have reportedly pressured, blackmailed, and excluded Azerbaijani student activists from education 

9/08/2022

Ilham Aliyev looks West

The deepening of Azerbaijan’s relationship with the West is another consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ilham Aliyev looks West

By Ismi Aghayev

The deepening of Azerbaijan’s relationship with the West is another consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

8/08/2022

Is a new armed uprising on the horizon in Chechnya?

Opposition movements and grassroots activists have announced that they are preparing to revive the fight for Chechen independence

Is a new armed uprising on the horizon in Chechnya?

By Luiza Mchedlishvili

Opposition movements and grassroots activists have announced that they are preparing to revive the fight for Chechen independence

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