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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 Nikuradze

In 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 Krasnov

The 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 Liakhov

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

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 Shoshiashvili

A 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 Avetisyan

The 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 Aghayev

Despite 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 Mchedlishvili

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.

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 Shoshiashvili

Zhanna 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 Avetisyan

In Armenia, people have found themselves lost between deep-seated feelings of trauma and apathy.

25/02/2022