Armenia
Armenian authorities raid offices of Nagorno-Karabakh representation after talks on refugee return
Critics have suggested a political pretext behind the search.
News Stories
Today, 12 December 2025
Today, 12 December 2025
Abkhazia
Will Abkhazia be able to avoid an energy collapse this winter?
Abkhazian authorities promise they won’t allow a collapse of the energy grid this winter. But can they deliver?
Ingushetia
Ingushetia bans screening of movie about 1944 deportations
The republic’s culture ministry did not approve the premiere of the film The Letter.
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyz construction company sues Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry over nonpayment for Bishkek park
The company alleges that the ministry owes more than $3 million for the construction of Bishkek’s Azerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan Friendship Park.
Daily Brief
Friday, 12 December 2025
Regional * On Thursday, Karen Avanesyan, one of the few Armenians who remained in Nagorno-Karabakh, stood trial in Azerbaijan on charges of planning an ‘armed provocation’. * Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians held in Azerbaijan delivered some of their final statements yesterday. Levon Balayan and Garik Martirosyan pleaded not guilty in their statements, Madat Babayan stated that he did not kill anyone but merely fired into the air, and Melikset Pashayan said he did not participate in combat operatio
Yesterday, 11 December 2025
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani security extradite 3 suspects over ‘serious crimes’
One of those detained volunteered to fight during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Chechnya
Brother of Chechen AfD member a convicted killer linked to Kadyrov, investigation finds
Journalists have established that Murad Dadaev changed his name and made his way into German politics.
Georgia
Georgian Parliament passes amendments on protest restrictions and sweeping changes to higher education
Both sets of amendments have sparked controversy among critics.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian drones force Pashinyan’s jet to land in Saint Petersburg instead of Moscow
Pashinyan was traveling to Moscow to partake in a Eurasian Economic Union session.
OC Insider
The day riot police poisoned me
On 28 November 2024, after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the halting of Georgia’s EU-integration process, I went to cover the ensuing protest. As the crowd grew bigger and bigger outside the parliament building located on Tbilisi's central Rustaveli Avenue, riot police took different spots around it. As it neared midnight, they began to disperse the demonstrators. I was on the fountain structure outside the parliament building trying to document a water cannon targeting camera ope
Chechnya
Kadyrov threatens to ‘behead’ Chechens in Europe over drone attacks on Chechnya
In a Chechen address, Kadyrov warned opposition figures in exile against ‘insulting the honour’ of Chechnya.
Georgia
Joe Wilson calls for probe into Georgian ambassador’s husband after OC Media investigation
An OC Media investigation revealed that the husband of Georgia’s ambassador to the US is linked to a sanctions-busting Russian law firm.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Relations
Pashinyan offers Baku to jointly plan roadmap to move past refugee return issues
Pashinyan’s proposal follows Azerbaijani criticism of the recently signed EU–Armenia strategic agenda.
Azerbaijan
US Representative Luna introduces bill to end aid restrictions on Azerbaijan
The legislation, if successfully passed, would end a decades-long restriction on US aid for Azerbaijan.
Georgia
Israeli MPs cancel trip to Georgia, citing warnings of potential terrorist attack
Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) said neither they nor Israeli intelligence had received any such warnings.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘Pray for Zahesi, fear Dighomi’: women’s stories from Georgia’s protest detention centres
The women detained during Georgia’s ongoing anti-government protests have reported systematic practices designed to degrade human dignity.
Daily Brief
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has made an ‘open and public proposal’ to Azerbaijan to ‘adopt a joint roadmap aimed at simultaneously’ putting aside Baku’s ‘western Azerbaijan’ narratives and the return of Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘Because removing this issue means, from a long-term strategic perspective, eliminating any potential conflict situation’, Pashinyan said. Armenia * Pashinyan’s plane was forced to land in St. Petersburg, instead of Moscow, after circlin
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Georgia
Georgia considers relocating key state institutions to future ‘government quarter’
The project envisions relocating parliament and several ministries, among other institutions.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan says it is ‘concerned’ about Armenia–EU strategic agreement
The Armenian Foreign Ministry has pushed back against the Azerbaijani accusations regarding ‘harmful provisions’.
Azerbaijan
Slovakia to help Azerbaijan develop weapons production
The two countries agreed to work on arms production for international markets and to increase Azerbaijani gas supply.
Georgia
Husband of Georgia’s US Ambassador linked to Moscow firm aiding sanctioned Russian businesses
Davit Kukhalashvili is the founder of a Moscow law firm that has advised clients seeking to navigate EU- and US-imposed asset freezes and sanctions.
Reviews
Review | Nobody in Sight — one man’s fight with addiction and loneliness in Tbilisi
Kote Kalandadze’s latest film focuses on his old childhood friend Achiko, now 42, who has spent half his life addicted to drugs.
Georgia-UK Relations
Kobakhidze demands that UK apologise over BBC ‘camite’ report
Georgia’s ruling party continued to accuse the BBC of falsehoods over the Tbilisi crackdown documentary.
Armenia–Germany relations
Armenia and Germany sign declaration on strategic partnership agenda
The declaration suggests the sides intend to cooperate on a number of areas, including economics and trade.
Daily Brief
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Regional * Armen Grigoryan, the Armenian Secretary of Security Council, and Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev gave a joint interview to EuroNews regarding the peace process between the two countries. Grigoryan said that they had confidence that the ‘implementation of regional economic projects will increase interdependency and strengthen peace’. * On Tuesday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on their concerns regarding the strategic agenda which was signed between Armenia
Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Chechnya
Kadyrov, son Adam, and associates receive awards from Russia’s National Guard
The specific merits for which they were recognised remain unclear.
Georgia
Former Georgian riot police head who oversaw brutal crackdowns ‘funds church construction’
Zviad Kharazishvili, also known as ‘Khareba’, has become a synonym for police brutality for many.
Armenia
Masked assailants attack government critic in Armenia
Mihran Hakobyan’s lawyer Ruben Melikyan has linked the attack to Hakobyan’s political stance.
Georgia
Georgia further tightens protest rules, targets pavement rallies
The draft law would require ‘prior notification’ even when a protest does not block vehicle traffic.
Armenia
Chechen woman killed in Armenia reportedly related to Kadyrov
Journalists discovered that Aishat Baymuradova, who was found dead in mid-October in Yerevan, could have been poisoned.
