OC Media has refused to register with the Georgian Government as an organisation ‘carrying out the interests of a foreign power’ after the deadline to do so passed on Monday. oc-media.org/oc-media-refus…

Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister has confirmed that Russia has cut financial support to Abkhazia for failing to enact pro-Russian reforms.oc-media.org/russia-cuts-fi…

Images have appeared online purportedly showing patients being abused at an Ingush care home for people with intellectual disabilities. oc-media.org/ingushetia-dis…

Amnesty International has called on the Azerbaijani government to release OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov and other government critics targeted in the lead-up to Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections. oc-media.org/amnesty-intern…

The US State Department has said it does not rule out further measures in response to Georgia’s controversial foreign agent law, adding that Washington’s review of its relations with the Georgian Government was ongoing. oc-media.org/washington-doe…

A Belarusian citizen has filed a request for political asylum in Armenia, after she was detained by Armenian border control while crossing the border from Georgia. oc-media.org/belarusian-wom…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has claimed that leaders of the ‘radical opposition’ might be ‘at risk’ of attacks orchestrated by ‘the Collective National Movement’ in a bid to discredit the ruling Georgian Dream party. oc-media.org/georgian-prime…

A Tongan activist has lashed out at Azerbaijan’s climate record ahead of the COP29 UN climate summit in Baku. oc-media.org/tongan-activis…

Georgia’s queer propaganda law has passed its second reading in parliament. oc-media.org/georgia-queer-…

Georgian Police have arrested two members of the Tbilisi City Council from the opposition United National Movement. While one has since been released, the other remains in pre-trial detention and has accused the police of physical abuse. oc-media.org/georgian-polic…

Armenia has confirmed that it will participate in a BRICS summit this October and an informal Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Moscow next year, despite deteriorating ties with Russia. oc-media.org/armenia-to-par…

A group providing assistance to queer people in the North Caucasus has alleged that queer men are being detained by Chechen security forces and forced to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine. oc-media.org/queer-men-in-c…

Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party has said it would have voted for ‘parts’ of Georgian Dream’s queer propaganda law if the legislative package had been split up instead of being voted for as a whole. oc-media.org/gakharias-for-…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised the Georgian Government for passing the foreign agent law, claiming that by doing so Georgia was resisting the West’s aims to maintain their global hegemony through the promotion of queer rights. oc-media.org/lavrov-praises…

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has more than doubled its five-year aid package to Armenia, from $120 million to $250 million. oc-media.org/usaid-doubles-…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond doubt that the Georgian Government abducted investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli and handed him over to Azerbaijan. oc-media.org/echr-rules-the…

A group of independent candidates who stood in 1 September’s parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan have called on the Central Election Commission (CEC) to launch an investigation into electoral fraud in the elections. oc-media.org/azerbaijani-in…

The announcement that a Russian singer has been crowned Miss Universe Armenia 2024 at a contest in Moscow has led to outcry online. oc-media.org/outrage-after-…

This week on the Caucasus Digest: journalist Arzu Geybulla and Armenian foreign policy analyst Sossi Tatikyan talk about the arrest of Azerbaijani researcher and pro-peace advocate Bahruz Samadov on charges of treason. oc-media.org/podcasts/podca…

The Georgian Government has submitted legislation to parliament to create a unified database of people with mental health conditions, alcoholism, or drug addiction, a move some argue could be weaponised against critics. oc-media.org/georgian-gover…