During the sixth Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, held from 16–22 October, five Armenian shorts were screened as part of a curated programme dedicated to women’s representation in regional cinema. 🙋‍♀️The films were all directed by women as part of a programme dedicated to examining women’s representation in regional cinema. 👉 Read our full reviews here: oc-media.org/review-five-arm…

Is Georgia about to ban the entire opposition? - listen to the Caucasus Digest wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗 oc-media.org/podcast-is-geor…

⭕ Opinion by Gocha Gogsadze: Removing the West from the education system creates a vacuum that authoritarian states, Russia first among them, can fill over time. 🔗 Read the full opinion: oc-media.org/opinion-why-geo…

Georgia’s Constitutional Court has begun hearing the controversial case to ban the country’s five main opposition parties. 🟥 Here is everything you need to know about the lawsuit to ban Georgia’s opposition. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/explainer-what-…

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited Azerbaijan on Friday, where he held one-on-one meetings with President Ilham Aliyev and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov. oc-media.org/indian-foreign-…

🔺 The invitation has drawn criticism from former President Salome Zourabichvili, who has accused Georgia’s ruling authorities of turning away from the EU and supporting Russia’s growing influence in the country. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/kobakhidze-invi…

Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov said that one person suspected by the authorities of sabotage had been killed and another detained. The confirmation comes after the Chechen opposition movement NIYSO claimed there was a shootout on Monday in which security forces killed 36-year-old Turpal-Ali Mezhidov, a native of Gudermes. 👉Read the full article here: oc-media.org/kadyrov-confirm…

🎞️ OC Reviews: Uta Beria’s second feature was filmed among thousands of real protesters, allowing fictional characters to move through an unfolding political reality. oc-media.org/review-tear-gas…

Georgia has been downgraded to ‘Partly Free’ in the US-based NGO Freedom House’s 2026 internet freedom report, with the organisation citing restrictions on online activism and speech critical of the ruling Georgian Dream party. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/georgia-loses-f…

A cargo ship crewed by Azerbaijani and Ukrainian nationals was struck by a drone in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania on Friday. 🔻 Authorities said one person was killed and another three remain missing, while nine other crew members were rescued.

Podcast | Is Georgia about to ban the entire opposition? The Georgian Constitutional Court has begun hearing the opposition ban case, with the ruling Georgian Dream party moving closer to dismantle the country's opposition spectrum. This week, Mariam Nikuradze, Yousef Bardouka, and Mikheil Gvadzabia sat down to talk about the case, how it came to be, and who it affects. 🎧Listen to the full episode: oc-media.org/podcast-is-geor…

The High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs, Zareh Sinanyan, has proposed new residency rules, which would make it harder for diaspora Armenians to obtain citizenship. 🔴He stated that diaspora Armenians should move to Armenia, pay taxes there, raise their children there, and defend its borders.

Security forces in the North Caucasus have claimed that Western intelligence services were using AI-generated content to sow dissent in the region. They said they want to start searching the internet for the people behind the AI videos. 👉Read the full article here: oc-media.org/russia-to-searc…

Polish authorities have detained a 22-year-old Georgian citizen identified only as Makhmud A suspected of aiding and abetting the murder of Russian satirical artist Robert Kuzovkov, also known by his pen name Semyon Skrepetsky, in June. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/second-georgian…

Security forces in the North Caucasus have claimed that Western intelligence services were using AI-generated content to sow dissent in the region. They said they want to start searching the internet for the people behind the AI videos. oc-media.org/russia-to-searc…

Almost 90 people have been detained for protesting against the hijab ban, with criminal cases opened against most detainees, Alamdar Bunyatov, an activist with the European representation of the Muslim Unity Movement, told Qəzetçi. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/erdogan-calls-a…

Explainer | What you need to know about the lawsuit to ban Georgia’s opposition Georgia’s Constitutional Court has begun hearing the controversial case to ban the country’s five main opposition parties. oc-media.org/explainer-what-…

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused ‘certain circles’ in Russia and Armenia of seeking to destabilise the country, claiming their ultimate goal is to ‘eliminate’ Armenia’s de facto independence. 👉Full article here: oc-media.org/pashinyan-claim…

🎥 OC Reviews: Five Armenian shorts at the 2026 Kutaisi International Short Film Festival 🟥 The films were all directed by women as part of a programme dedicated to examining women’s representation in regional cinema. oc-media.org/review-five-arm…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday, as reports emerged that 88 people had been detained in the village of Nardaran amid protests against restrictions on wearing the hijab. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/erdogan-calls-a…