Is Azerbaijan a champion of anti-colonialism?
Azerbaijan appears to be trying to position itself as a champion of the anti-colonial movement by criticising France's colonial past and supporting independence movements in its overseas territories. ...
27 Jun 202422min
Georgian Dream's assault on queer rights
The ruling Georgian Dream party has introduced a legislative package that would ban 'LGBT propaganda', potentially setting back decades of progress on queer rights in the country. This week, we speak ...
18 Jun 202439min
'Greenwashing' in Azerbaijan and COP29
Azerbaijan, a country whose economy depends heavily on fossil fuels, is set to host the United Nations' annual climate change conference, COP29, in November this year, amidst rampant human rights abus...
10 Jun 202430min
Is it too late for Georgia's democracy?
OC Media's Robin Fabbro, Mariam Nikuradze, and Shota Kincha sit down to discuss whether Georgia's democracy could survive with the passing of the draconic foreign agent law, and October's critical par...
31 Mai 202429min
Why is an Armenian priest leading a crusade against the government?
Tavush for the Motherland, a movement fronted by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, has made headlines protesting in Armenia's north and in the capital Yerevan against the delimitation process with Azerbai...
23 Mai 202431min
Georgia's foreign agent law passes — what's next?
The foreign agent law has passed its third and final reading in the Georgian parliament despite mass protests against the law throughout the country. This week, OC Media's Robin Fabbro, Mariam Nikurad...
16 Mai 202430min
A week of protests against Georgia's foreign agent law
Georgians have once again come out to protest the foreign agents bill after the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced the draft law a year after aborting it. This week, we spoke with OC Media's Mar...
19 Apr 202422min
Is Chechnya banning lezginka?
Chechnya's Culture Ministry said earlier this month that the Russian republic would issue restrictions on music slower than 80 bpm and faster than 116 bpm. At the time, the ministry stated that the Ch...
15 Apr 202432min
