A Georgian village falls through the cracks
In the Georgian mining community of Chiatura, one village is literally falling through cracks in the ground.
A Georgian village falls through the cracks
By Mariam NikuradzeIn the Georgian mining community of Chiatura, one village is literally falling through cracks in the ground.
25/03/2022
The Yangulbaev saga and the price of opposition in Chechnya
The Yangulbaevs — a family of outspoken critics of Kadyrov’s government— have been the target of a wave of persecution.
The Yangulbaev saga and the price of opposition in Chechnya
By Leonid KrasnovThe Yangulbaevs — a family of outspoken critics of Kadyrov’s government— have been the target of a wave of persecution.
23/03/2022
Shattered glass at the Kharkiv train station
Baku-born Islam Melikov has lived in Kharkiv for three decades. OC Media spoke about his escape from the city and his thoughts on the war at a refugee shelter in Poland
Shattered glass at the Kharkiv train station
By Peter LiakhovBaku-born Islam Melikov has lived in Kharkiv for three decades. OC Media spoke about his escape from the city and his thoughts on the war at a refugee shelter in Poland
Georgia’s former defence minister goes to war
A former Defence Minister of Georgia, Irakli Okruashvili, is now fighting on the front lines defending Kyiv.
Georgia’s former defence minister goes to war
By Tata ShoshiashviliA former Defence Minister of Georgia, Irakli Okruashvili, is now fighting on the front lines defending Kyiv.
17/03/2022
Evictions surge as rents skyrocket in Yerevan and Tbilisi
The unprecedented increase in the cost of rent has been driven primarily by migration out of Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Evictions surge as rents skyrocket in Yerevan and Tbilisi
By Ani AvetisyanThe unprecedented increase in the cost of rent has been driven primarily by migration out of Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
14/03/2022
Azerbaijan’s ‘neutrality’ and the Declaration of Allied Interaction with Russia
Despite a treaty on ‘Allied Interaction’ signed a day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Azerbaijan has remained resolutely neutral on the conflict.
Azerbaijan’s ‘neutrality’ and the Declaration of Allied Interaction with Russia
By Ismi AghayevDespite a treaty on ‘Allied Interaction’ signed a day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Azerbaijan has remained resolutely neutral on the conflict.
8/03/2022
‘We have only one enemy — this is Russia’: the Chechens taking up arms for Ukraine
While Putin’s man in Chechnya has gained attention for his bombastic support for the war — other Chechens are again taking up arms against Russia.
‘We have only one enemy — this is Russia’: the Chechens taking up arms for Ukraine
By Luiza MchedlishviliWhile Putin’s man in Chechnya has gained attention for his bombastic support for the war — other Chechens are again taking up arms against Russia.
Escape from Odesa
Zhanna Baghatelia and her daughters only managed to escape to Georgia through the repeated kindness of strangers.
Escape from Odesa
By Tata ShoshiashviliZhanna Baghatelia and her daughters only managed to escape to Georgia through the repeated kindness of strangers.
4/03/2022
Silent and uneasy: Armenia’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
In Armenia, people have found themselves lost between deep-seated feelings of trauma and apathy.
Silent and uneasy: Armenia’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Ani AvetisyanIn Armenia, people have found themselves lost between deep-seated feelings of trauma and apathy.
25/02/2022
‘We hope that this tragedy will end’: Azerbaijanis in Ukraine describe a brutal war
OC Media spoke with Azerbaijanis in Ukraine about the ongoing Russian invasion.
‘We hope that this tragedy will end’: Azerbaijanis in Ukraine describe a brutal war
By Ismi AghayevOC Media spoke with Azerbaijanis in Ukraine about the ongoing Russian invasion.