Sweden-based Chechen dissident Tumso Abdurakhmanov reportedly murdered
The Swedish police said they were aware of the reports but declined to comment at this time.
CSTO summit welcomed with protests in Yerevan
The summit is being attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kenya blocks export of baobab trees to Georgia citing ‘irregularities’
Documents suggest the trees were destined for the Shekvetili Dendrological Park, set up by Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Ukrainian Parliament recognises independence of Chechnya
The Verkhovna Rada also unanimously condemned ‘the commission of genocide against the Chechen people’.
Pelosi condemns Baku and pledges support for Armenia
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the US Congress condemns Azerbaijan’s ‘invasion of Armenia’.
South Ossetia cancels referendum on joining Russia
President Alan Gagloyev cited ‘the inadmissibility of a unilateral decision affecting the ‘rights and interests of the Russian Federation’.
South Ossetia to hold Russian annexation referendum on 17 July
President-elect Alan Gagloyev has previously opposed the initiative by the outgoing president, arguing that they should wait for a signal from Moscow.
Azerbaijani government ran cyber espionage and influence ops on Facebook, company says
Facebook said they had removed a ‘hybrid network’ that ‘combined cyber espionage with Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’.
Georgian National bank vows to assist sanctions-hit VTB Bank
The National Bank said they would provide financial aid to the Georgian branch of VTB after it was hit with Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
OC Media’s top 10 articles of 2021
From the aftermath of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the pandemic, and political crises throughout the region, 2021 was an eventful year in the Caucasus.