Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task
A Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.
Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task
By Hamida GiyasbayliA Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.
27/09/2021
Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war
OC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war
By Ismi AghayevOC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
9/07/2021
Opinion | Will Georgia follow Poland in the global right-wing revolution?
Blaming Russia alone for the anti-Pride pogrom misses key domestic factors — the same ones that fuelled the likes of Orbán, Kaczyński, and Trump.
Opinion | Will Georgia follow Poland in the global right-wing revolution?
By Dominik K CagaraBlaming Russia alone for the anti-Pride pogrom misses key domestic factors — the same ones that fuelled the likes of Orbán, Kaczyński, and Trump.
6/07/2021
Editorial | A state-sanctioned attack on Georgia’s free press
While religious and far-right violence is a cause for concern, the legitimisation of such violence by the Georgian Government is more dangerous still.
Editorial | A state-sanctioned attack on Georgia’s free press
By OC MediaWhile religious and far-right violence is a cause for concern, the legitimisation of such violence by the Georgian Government is more dangerous still.
23/06/2021
Opinion | Making love is a burden in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani government has failed in its duty to protect the privacy of its citizens.
Opinion | Making love is a burden in Azerbaijan
By Zhala BayramovaThe Azerbaijani government has failed in its duty to protect the privacy of its citizens.
11/06/2021
Opinion | How Azerbaijan’s media ignores anti-queer violence
The media’s silence in the face of a surge of anti-queer violence is nothing less than complicity with it.
Opinion | How Azerbaijan’s media ignores anti-queer violence
By Vahid AliyevThe media’s silence in the face of a surge of anti-queer violence is nothing less than complicity with it.
14/05/2021
Opinion | The war did not save us
Contrary to the beliefs of some, victory in the war did not uplift the collective psyche of the Azerbaijani public nor empower civil society.
Opinion | The war did not save us
By Narmin ShahmarzadeContrary to the beliefs of some, victory in the war did not uplift the collective psyche of the Azerbaijani public nor empower civil society.
5/05/2021
Opinion | On the apologists of Baku’s Military Trophy Park
Even the defenders of the shameful Trophy Park are forced to rely on false and disingenuous comparisons to justify its existence.
Opinion | On the apologists of Baku’s Military Trophy Park
By Javid AghaEven the defenders of the shameful Trophy Park are forced to rely on false and disingenuous comparisons to justify its existence.
5/04/2021
Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon
An activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out.
Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon
By Narmin ShahmarzadeAn activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out.
17/03/2021
Opinion | Armenia stands at a dangerous moral crossroads
If Armenia is to overcome the present crisis, the country’s quiet majority must spearhead a national moral conversion.
Opinion | Armenia stands at a dangerous moral crossroads
By Viktorya MuradyanIf Armenia is to overcome the present crisis, the country’s quiet majority must spearhead a national moral conversion.