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How Georgian Dream is legitimising its power through social media ads

Hello there! My name is Tamara, and I’m usually the one managing OC Media’s social media accounts. In my free time, I also track social and political ads on Meta platforms. And after spending enough time checking what ads are running in Georgia, it has become worryingly obvious how cheap, easy, and effective propaganda is these days. PosTV, the biggest political and social ad spender in the Georgian media, is a pro-government channel with a strong anti-woke stance. In the past 90 days alone, Po

Daily Brief

Friday, 28 March 2025

Regional * The US Ambassador to Armenia, Christina Quinn, visited the Syunik region from 25–26 March, during which she met with representatives of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMA) to ‘hear a clear assessment of the security situation’. According to Armenpress, Quinn also ‘spoke with community leaders and residents, reaffirming US support for the territorial integrity of Armenia and the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan’. * The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has reportedly

Daily Brief

Thursday, 27 March 2025

Regional * The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) stated that two Georgian citizens were detained near the village of Ergneti by South Ossetia by Russian border guards. * ‘In order not to miss the chance of the peace agreement, Azerbaijan must swiftly propose a location and date for signing it and agree [on] it with us’, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Armenian Parliament, Sargis Khandanyan, said on Thursday. His statement came in response to resurfaced news of an int

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Regional * The US State Department said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his meeting on Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, ‘requested [Turkey]’s support for peace in Ukraine and the South Caucasus’. Armenia * On the same day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone call with Rubio, during which they discussed the Armenia–US strategic partnership and ‘issues related to the regional agenda’. Armenia’s PM’s office noted that Pashinyan and Rubio ‘agreed to continu