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Hey, Trump! Game on.

Dear reader, Trump, Orbán, and Putin’s war on the media has entered a new era. When they failed to destroy us with their big lies, accusations in the mirror, or false balances, they struck where we are most vulnerable — our near-total dependency on philanthropy. My favourite part of founding OC Media was feeling connected to all the brave, uncompromising journalists in the Caucasus. I loved brainstorming stories with our Daghestani journalists, refining conflict-sensitive terminology, or trave

Daily Brief

Thursday, 27 February 2025

Regional * Freedom House’s annual report gave Armenia and Georgia a ranking of partly free with scores of 54 and 55 out of 100 respectively, while Azerbaijan received a ranking of not free with a score of seven points. South Ossetia received a not free rank with 12 points and Abkhazia received a partly free ranking with a score of 39 points. * The Russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti has reported that according to the results of the 2024 monitoring of the Friendliness Rating of Communic

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Regional * The Armenian Foreign Ministry has said that Armenia received Azerbaijan’s response to the peace treaty. Armenia * Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan on Wednesday spoke with his Russian counterpart, Valentina Matvienko, about ‘various issues’ regarding their countries’ relations and Matvienko’s visit to Armenia in the near future. * Simonyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan praised the role of the EU Mission in Armenia during the fourth EU–Armenia Parliamentary P