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A screengrab from an article by the Azerbaijani pro-government media outlet Trend entitled 'Invisible heroes of Azerbaijan's security' that shows President Ilham Aliyev's security detail confronting protesters in Washington.

Azerbaijani government mouthpieces claim Russia was behind anti-Aliyev protests in DC

•4 min read

Videos of President Ilham Aliyev’s security detail beating Azerbaijani protesters in Washington have been circulated widely.

Protester Adil Amrakhly, who was beaten by President Ilham Aliyev's bodyguards on 19 February in Washington, DC. Screen grab from the video.

Azerbaijan

Aliyev’s bodyguards assault protesters in Washington

by Aytan Farhadova

•4 min read

After the incident, medical personnel checked the protesters’ injuries, but none of them were taken to the hospital.

Protesters gather in front of Georgia's Parliament building on 15 February 2025. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia’s EU U-turn

Georgia’s democratic decline 4th steepest in world according to Economist Democracy Index

by Nate Ostiller

•2 min read

The report cited the foreign agents law and the flawed parliamentary election as the main factors contributing to the decline.

Protest against the foreign agent law. Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media.

Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law

Georgian Dream says it ‘may not need’ foreign agent law

by OC Media

•3 min read

The ruling party’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, has cited US President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend foreign aid.

Pridon Bubuteishvili at the court hearing. Photo: RFE/RL.

Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law

Georgian court sentences foreign agent law protester to five years in prison

by OC Media

•3 min read

Pridon Bubuteishvili, 20, was convicted of injuring a firefighter and damaging parliament’s gates during May’s foreign agent law protests.

Police move in on a protest encampment in Tbilisi in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian police move in on protest encampment in Tbilisi

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian police have moved in to forcibly disperse a round-the-clock demonstration in Tbilisi gathered to protest the widespread electoral violation during October’s parliamentary vote. At dawn, the police gave protesters a 15-minute deadline to vacate the busy intersection near Tbilisi State University which they had blocked since Sunday . Demonstrators had pitched tents and erected makeshift barricades in the area. Several thousand police officers took part in the operation, moving in

US President Joe Biden and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Illustration by OC Media.

Freedom of Assembly

Biden snubs Georgian PM Kobakhidze by revoking UN reception invite

by OC Media

•2 min read

The White House has disinvited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Georgia’s delegation from a reception for world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. On Wednesday, the US Embassy in Georgia told local media that Kobakhidze’s invitation to the reception was revoked due to his government’s anti-democratic actions, misinformation, and negative rhetoric about the US and the West. Voice of America reported the snub on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources including a se