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13/11/2024

Opinion | Chechen volunteer battalions have been abandoned by Ukraine

In dismissing them and refusing to grant them citizenship, the Chechens who have risked their lives for Ukraine are being sent to their deaths.

Opinion | Chechen volunteer battalions have been abandoned by Ukraine

By Ayman Eckford

In dismissing them and refusing to grant them citizenship, the Chechens who have risked their lives for Ukraine are being sent to their deaths.

8/11/2024

Opinion | Georgian civil society needs sustained support from the international community

The consolidation of authoritarianism in Georgia is over. But what are the next plans of the autocracy, and what should civil society do to survive?

Opinion | Georgian civil society needs sustained support from the international community

By Eduard Marikashvili

The consolidation of authoritarianism in Georgia is over. But what are the next plans of the autocracy, and what should civil society do to survive?

2/11/2024

Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election

With overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate.

Editorial | Georgia’s rigged election

By OC Media

With overwhelming evidence that the vote was rigged, the elections, and the incoming government, cannot be considered legitimate.

24/10/2024

Opinion | Georgia’s ‘democratic’ institutions are reinforcing autocracy

Georgia’s authoritarian regime has been using democratic-seeming institutions to maintain its hold on power and so complicate efforts to resist.

Opinion | Georgia’s ‘democratic’ institutions are reinforcing autocracy

By Eduard Marikashvili

Georgia’s authoritarian regime has been using democratic-seeming institutions to maintain its hold on power and so complicate efforts to resist.

10/10/2024

Opinion | Georgia’s new electronic voting system comes with risks

Around 90% of voters will cast their ballots with electronic voting machines in 26 October’s parliamentary elections.

Opinion | Georgia’s new electronic voting system comes with risks

By Ketevan Chachava

Around 90% of voters will cast their ballots with electronic voting machines in 26 October’s parliamentary elections.

30/09/2024

Opinion | Fighting on two fronts: Chechen activists in the West

Fighting a brutal regime in the North Caucasus, and ignorance in the West, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may offer Chechen activists an unexpected opportunity. 

Opinion | Fighting on two fronts: Chechen activists in the West

By Ayman Eckford

Fighting a brutal regime in the North Caucasus, and ignorance in the West, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may offer Chechen activists an unexpected opportunity. 

23/08/2024

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s cooling relations with Turkey

The Israel-Gaza war appears to have exacerbated existing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan, potentially pushing the two ‘brotherly’ countries apart irrevocably. 

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s cooling relations with Turkey

By Bahruz Samadov

The Israel-Gaza war appears to have exacerbated existing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan, potentially pushing the two ‘brotherly’ countries apart irrevocably. 

20/08/2024

Opinion | Georgia’s queerphobic laws are a clear step towards authoritarianism

Following in well-established authoritarian footsteps, Georgia’s introduction of anti-queer laws are set to have dire consequences for the country’s democracy. 

Opinion | Georgia’s queerphobic laws are a clear step towards authoritarianism

By Aia Beraia

Following in well-established authoritarian footsteps, Georgia’s introduction of anti-queer laws are set to have dire consequences for the country’s democracy. 

14/08/2024

Opinion | Georgia’s one-sided relationship with China comes with significant risks

The relationship has so far remained almost entirely one-sided, and in fact opens the country up to substantial new risks.

Opinion | Georgia’s one-sided relationship with China comes with significant risks

By Tinatin Khidasheli

The relationship has so far remained almost entirely one-sided, and in fact opens the country up to substantial new risks.