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Voice | Growing up queer in the North Caucasus

Intimidation and isolation defined Eric’s experience of growing up as a queer person in the North Caucasus, but his experiences now drive his work to help others.

Voice | Growing up queer in the North Caucasus

Intimidation and isolation defined Eric’s experience of growing up as a queer person in the North Caucasus, but his experiences now drive his work to help others.

28/10/2022

Voice | Three months in a Georgian Dream troll factory

Nino, 17, found that working for the ruling party meant fake social media flashmobs, no contracts, and broken promises.

Voice | Three months in a Georgian Dream troll factory

Nino, 17, found that working for the ruling party meant fake social media flashmobs, no contracts, and broken promises.

20/05/2022

Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police 

Giorgi Mzhavanadze, director of the Shame Movement, recounts his experience in the Ninth Police Department in Tbilisi.

Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police 

Giorgi Mzhavanadze, director of the Shame Movement, recounts his experience in the Ninth Police Department in Tbilisi.

25/02/2022

Voice | ‘Why I burnt my Russian internal passport’

At a demonstration in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on 25 February, Anton Mikhalchuk, a citizen of Russia, set alight his Russian internal passport.

Voice | ‘Why I burnt my Russian internal passport’

At a demonstration in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on 25 February, Anton Mikhalchuk, a citizen of Russia, set alight his Russian internal passport.

3/01/2022

Voice | ‘I dreamt of freedom’

An Armenian-Lebanese repatriate tells the story of her capture by Azerbaijani forces following the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Voice | ‘I dreamt of freedom’

An Armenian-Lebanese repatriate tells the story of her capture by Azerbaijani forces following the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

2/12/2021

Voice | ‘They love each other very much’

Fifty-six-year old Inga Sindeeva told OC Media about the joys and the challenges of being a foster parent in Georgia.

Voice | ‘They love each other very much’

Fifty-six-year old Inga Sindeeva told OC Media about the joys and the challenges of being a foster parent in Georgia.

22/10/2021

Voice | Life with hands of metal

Artyom Arakelyan lost his hands at 12 years old, but this has not stopped him from becoming a linguist, football coach, and amateur pianist.

Voice | Life with hands of metal

Artyom Arakelyan lost his hands at 12 years old, but this has not stopped him from becoming a linguist, football coach, and amateur pianist.

8/10/2021

Voice | ‘They did nothing to help, they abandoned us’

He was promised a decent job and a good salary in Germany, but instead he found lies, squalor, and backbreaking labour.

Voice | ‘They did nothing to help, they abandoned us’

He was promised a decent job and a good salary in Germany, but instead he found lies, squalor, and backbreaking labour.

16/09/2021

Voice | ‘Women must put an end to the war’

Araksia Martirosyan, participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, fought during the four day clashes in 2016, and returned to the front in 2020.

Voice | ‘Women must put an end to the war’

Araksia Martirosyan, participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, fought during the four day clashes in 2016, and returned to the front in 2020.

15/06/2021

Voice | ‘I was shot twice in the head and abducted, but I survived’

Sufyan had a promising life and career ahead of him until he reported his superiors for a massive fraudulent scheme.

Voice | ‘I was shot twice in the head and abducted, but I survived’

Sufyan had a promising life and career ahead of him until he reported his superiors for a massive fraudulent scheme.