Kabarda–Balkaria man sentenced to 17 years in prison for treason for trying to join Ukraine’s Army
According to investigators, 37-year-old Yury Boyko allegedly intended to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.| OC Media
According to investigators, 37-year-old Yury Boyko allegedly intended to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.| OC Media
Tea Tsulukiani, a prominent MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, has threatened legal action against anyone spreading rumours about her ‘second marriage’. Tsulukiani already has a history of filing complaints and issuing legal threats against critics. Tsulukiani, who served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2020 and Culture Minister from 2021 to 2024, posted the warning on Facebook on Wednesday. ‘All those who for the past two days have been spreading filth (claiming I remarried and ...| OC Media
The Prosecutor General’s Office accused the organisations of inciting violence.| OC Media
Neither side has specified a timeframe for the implementation of projects.| OC Media
The accounts of seven government-critical Georgian organisations have been frozen as part of a case into the alleged facilitation of violence.| OC Media
The total number of detainees and their ethnicity remain unknown.| OC Media
A day after the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in April, I found myself at the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan. Despite it being the day after, there was still a flow of people going up and down the hill where the memorial is located. Many came carrying flowers and taking a quiet moment to reflect on one of the greatest, if not the greatest, tragedies in Armenian history. On display in the park adjacent to the memorial were the flags of countries that officially recognise the Armenia| OC Media
Regional * An Abkhazian delegation has met with representatives of the Circassian diaspora in Syria to discuss cooperation in the cultural and social spheres. Armenia * The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recognition of the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire. ‘Currently on trial for his role in the genocide committed against the Palestinian people, Netanyahu is seeking to cover up the crimes perpetrated| OC Media
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to recognise the genocide during an interview with a controversial US podcaster.| OC Media
Zurab Karumidze’s postmodern novel turns Tbilisi into a stage where artists, revolutionaries, and mystics collide.| OC Media
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he hoped that the ‘Zangezur corridor’ project would be realised ‘very soon’.| OC Media
Under Georgian criminal law, prostitution is prohibited.| OC Media
The Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics has conducted election media monitoring since 2012.| OC Media
Despite a peace deal clause banning hate speech, critics say entrenched anti-Armenian propaganda could hinder real change.| OC Media
The visit comes amidst continued speculation that the new Syrian government under Ahmad al-Sharaa will withdraw its recognition of Abkhazia.| OC Media
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falsely suggested that the Israeli parliament had passed a resolution recognising the genocide as well.| OC Media
The awards were presented to Chechen representatives by Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed ‘head of the DPR’.| OC Media
The weapons reportedly helped destroy Armenian drones during the conflict.| OC Media
The preliminary statistics found that foreigners made up 6.6% of Georgia’s population in 2024, up from 0.6% in the 2014 census.| OC Media
Both groups boycotted the 2025 municipal elections.| OC Media
Kakha Kaladze has been the mayor of Tbilisi since 2017.| OC Media
Six other organisations received letters from the Anti-Corruption Bureau last week.| OC Media
Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that the Tbilisi City Hall will launch a tender for the construction of a tram line.| OC Media
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the North Caucasus has seen a number of violent antisemitic incidents. But while Russia maintains that the West and Ukraine are behind the events, others have suggested that the riots have offered an outlet for pent-up frustrations that cannot be expressed towards the government. On 29 October, more than a thousand people stormed Makhachkala airport, ahead of the expected arrival of a flight from Tel Aviv to the Daghestani capital. Footage from the scene| OC Media
Although the North Caucasus is distant from the front lines in Ukraine, almost everyone has felt the war’s effects.| OC Media
The decree was signed by Ingush Head Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.| OC Media
In the Ingush language, Erzi, the name of the new battalion, means ‘eagle’.| OC Media
Eldar Shengelaia’s 1968 film is a layered parable on artistic individualism in the collectivist Soviet Union.| OC Media
Regional * Armenia officially confirmed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s two-day visit to the US, which will take place on 7–8 August. Pashinyan’s office noted that in Washington DC, he will have a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, as well as a trilateral meeting between Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, ‘aiming to advance peace, prosperity, and economic cooperation in the region’. * The Azerbaijani state-run media outlet Azertac wrote that President Ilh...| OC Media
Regional * On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot about the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the State Department, the sides, among other issues, discussed ‘securing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia’. * On Monday afternoon, the Armenian Defence Ministry reported a ceasefire violation case by Azerbaijan that same day. In turn, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry denied that its troops had opened fire. Accord...| OC Media
Regional * Yesterday, the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress that Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan would join Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as part of the Armenian delegation to Washington DC. Previously, Pashinyan’s Office announced that Pashinyan would visit the US from 7–8 August, during which he is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump as well as a trilateral meeting with Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Armenia * The Investigative Com| OC Media
Open Caucasus Media brings you news, commentary, multimedia, and podcasts from the North and South Caucasus.| OC Media
Regional * A number of countries and organisations, including Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Georgia, NATO, have welcomed the declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan signed in Washington on 8 August, which included a plan to create a route connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenian territory. * Russia reacted more negatively to the declaration, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova saying that the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan| OC Media
While the meeting fell short of seeing Armenia and Azerbaijan sign an official peace deal, it represented a significant step forward.| OC Media
Amaghlobeli’s charges were downgraded at the last minute.| OC Media
Regional * Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have arrived in Washington, DC for respective talks with US President Donald Trump, which will be followed by a joint press conference. The talks are expected to be centered on the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the creation of a road connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan, which will reportedly be created under the management of a US company and tentatively called th| OC Media
While a common front against Iran may be what the US and Israel are seeking from a trilateral alliance, Baku is unlikely to openly confront Tehran.| OC Media
Mzia Amaghlobeli was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping Batumi’s police chief.| OC Media
News, commentary, multimedia, and investigations from the North and South Caucasus.| OC Media
Georgian Dream has been accused of displaying a map of Georgia excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia. They have since argued that the regions were outlined in grey, rendering them barely visible to cameras. The map was part of a presentation given by Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili about his party’s deployment of specially appointed delegates to electoral districts throughout Georgia, in an apparent attempt to counter allegations of using nontransparent resources and illegal tactics to| OC Media
