⭕ Opinion by Vafa Naghiyeva | How Azerbaijan’s pro-government media is shifting the security narrative. oc-media.org/opinion-how-...

🎬 OC REVIEWS: Famed Azerbaijani screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov’s 1996 novel captures the story of Soviet Baku across multiple generations. oc-media.org/review-solar...

Memories on a plate — How a forgotten Armenian village became a culinary destination oc-media.org/memories-on-...

In a field in rural Marneuli, boys in Georgian papakha hats spring through the air while girls glide in the circles of Armenian folk tradition and raise their arms in the graceful movements of Azerbaijani dance. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/dancing-acro...

🎬 OC REVIEWS: Caucasian Blues — a fun romp bringing together Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians. oc-media.org/review-cauca...

⭕ While Azerbaijan praises its ‘family values’, young girls pay the price - Opinion by Gulnara Mehdiyeva. oc-media.org/opinion-whil...

The orphan who found a mother from behind bars in Georgia’s struggle for democracy - When 30-year-old Archil Museliantsi was jailed, a stranger who met him on the streets took it upon herself to become the mother he never had.👇 oc-media.org/the-orphan-w...

An Azerbaijani citizen Shahmar Orazjanzada fighting for Russia has reportedly been captured by Ukrainian troops, according to pro-government media outlet Qafqazinfo. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/ukraine-capt...

Russian political strategists who worked for the NGO Team Abkhazia were reportedly deported from Abkhazia after a clash occurred between them and opposition MP Kan Kvarchiya. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/russian-poli...

Former Economy Minister was taken into custody today in connection with an ongoing criminal case involving a high-value procurement tender. Kerobyan’s brother confirmed the arrest and said law enforcement officers conducted a search of his home.

Armenia’s state-run Orbeli Forum has hosted Azerbaijani and Turkish participants in Yerevan. 🟥 The forum marks the second visit of Azerbaijani Civil Society members to Armenia since the pre-signing of the peace agreement. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/azerbaijani-...

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili has claimed that Ukraine worked to ‘prevent Georgia from receiving [EU] candidate status’. oc-media.org/georgian-for...

⭕ Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West? - Opinion by Araz Aliyev oc-media.org/opinion-is-a...

Georgian police have prevented protesters from blocking Rustaveli Avenue for the first time in almost a year of daily anti-government protests. oc-media.org/georgian-pol...

Kabarda–Balkaria resident Oksana Kobeleva has been charged with discrediting the Russian Army after she criticised Chechen Akhmat commander Apti Alaudinov on her Telegram channel. oc-media.org/kabarda-balk...

Yasin Ibadov (also known as Ruzgar), a 19-year-old queer Azerbaijani national, was stabbed to death in the city centre of Baku late at night on Wednesday, the pro-government media outlet Qafqazinfo reported.

Georgian authorities have brought new charges against almost all major opposition leaders, including attempting to carry out a coup, sabotage, unlawful coordination with foreign countries, and more. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/georgia-brin...

Armenia’s Representative on International Legal Matters, Karen Andreasyan, has announced that the country is not discussing the withdrawal of lawsuits filed against Azerbaijan in international courts.

Following an indictment by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region, a court has sentenced Ingushetia Head Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov to eight years in prison in absentia for helping finance Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.

The Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, has praised the ‘resilience’ of the Georgian authorities, claiming they managed to ‘resist destructive actions aimed at destabilising the situation during the elections’.

🎬 OC REVIEWS: Caucasian Blues — a fun romp bringing together Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians oc-media.org/review-cauca...

Residents of the Daghestani village of Chumli have recorded a public appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging him to annul the results of September’s local elections in the republic, claiming the newly elected officials are ineffective. oc-media.org/daghestani-v...

Abkhazia will hold municipal elections on 8 November for a variety of local positions in villages, cities, and districts across the region. In total, 179 positions will be filled. oc-media.org/abkhazia-to-...

Armenia’s government allocated more than ֏207 million in state funding to a Yerevan-based research institute through a secret mechanism over five years, along with a long-term free-use property grant in the capital, factor am reported. oc-media.org/armenian-gov...

The European Commission has delivered its visa liberalisation plan to Armenia, setting the stage for the country to eventually acquire visa-free status to the EU. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/eu-delivers-...

The Georgian authorities have arrested 34 people allegedly involved with the ‘criminal underworld’. One other, reportedly a former Georgian Dream local politician, was shot and killed after firing at officers during an arrest attempt.

Armenia is set to receive its first shipment of Russian wheat through Azerbaijan, marking a significant step towards reopening regional transport routes that have been closed for more than three decades due to the conflict. oc-media.org/first-cargo-...

Georgia’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed an EU enlargement report critical of the government as ‘biased’, claiming that it remains ‘fully committed’ to Georgia’s EU accession path. oc-media.org/georgia-dism...

The EU harshly criticised Georgia in the European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Report released on Tuesday, saying it is a ‘candidate country in name only’. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/eu-issues-20...

Georgian doctor and former detained protester Giorgi Akhobadze has said that he was attacked after leaving the airport in Tbilisi. Akhobadze was previously acquitted of drug charges seen by many as political retribution for taking part in protests. oc-media.org/georgian-pro...

A controversy has erupted on Telegram after a Daghestani man was detained for shooting at a wedding in Makhachkala.

The Georgian Parliament has strongly criticised a resolution adopted at the recent Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session in Yerevan, calling it ‘anti-Georgian’ and accusing Armenian lawmakers of undermining Georgia’s government.

The first Georgian protester to be criminally charged with ‘repeatedly blocking the road’ during protests, 61-year-old Zurab Menteshashvili, has been remanded into custody. If found guilty, he could face up to a year in prison. oc-media.org/first-georgi...

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has sentenced a Lieutenant Colonel, known only by his last name Nurgaleev, to three years in prison for fraudulently receiving state awards. oc-media.org/nalchik-cour...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has made a series of controversial statements about Armenia during a speech on Monday, including that Azerbaijanis ‘must return to our historical lands’, referring to what is now modern-day Armenia. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/aliyev-says-...

Armenia has officially launched the Police Guard, a newly established unit within the Interior Ministry, beginning operations on 1 November 2025. oc-media.org/armenia-laun...

⭕ Opinion | While Azerbaijan praises its ‘family values’, young girls pay the price 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/opinion-whil...

Feminist activist Vafa Naghiyeva has said her father has been attacked. Naghiyeva said she believed that Ayyar Azizov wanted to take revenge for his 2020 arrest for sexually assaulting a girl, an incident that Naghiyeva had publicised. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/father-of-az...

Leaked OC Media documents reveal Azerbaijan’s Presidential Administration coordinated and funded the ‘Western Azerbaijan’ narrative — framed as humanitarian, but paving the way for potential irredentist claims on Armenian territory. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/exclusive-az...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed that the deep-rooted hostility between Armenians, Turks, and Azerbaijanis was shaped by Soviet-era propaganda and the influence of the KGB. 🔗 Read more: oc-media.org/pashinyan-bl...

Bella Culley, a 19-year-old British national who had been imprisoned in Georgia on drug smuggling charges, has been released from prison after prosecutors agreed to a plea deal that included her parents paying a ₾500,000 ($185,000) fine.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has named Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili as ‘press freedom predators’ for their roles in repressing press freedom in their countries. oc-media.org/ivanishvili-...

Armenian authorities have arrested the brother and nephew of Karekin II Catholicos, charging them with coercion of individuals to engage in election campaigning or obstructing campaigns. oc-media.org/brother-and-...

The Azerbaijani state-owned STAR Refinery in Turkey has begun reducing purchases of Russian oil following increased Western sanctions against some of Russia’s largest oil producers, Reuters has reported, citing sources. oc-media.org/azerbaijans-...

According to media reports, Donald Trump Jr. is set to visit Armenia later in November to discuss business opportunities.

⭕ Opinion | Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes. oc-media.org/opinion-geor...

The final nail in the coffin for human rights lawyers in Azerbaijan? - New amendments to the law on advocacy threaten to remove any last vestiges of independence within Azerbaijan’s Bar Association. oc-media.org/the-final-na...

Memories on a plate — How a forgotten Armenian village became a culinary destination oc-media.org/memories-on-...

🎬 OC REVIEWS: Alexander Koberidze’s three-hour film tracking down football fields across rural Georgia is no ordinary road movie. In a fractured, crisis-hit world, Dry Leaf feels like a refreshing reminder of life’s unhurried rhythm. oc-media.org/review-dry-l...

A seven-month pregnant 17-year-old girl has died the day she was intended to ‘marry’ a 22-year-old man in Azerbaijan. Under Azerbaijani law, it is illegal to get married before the age of 18. oc-media.org/pregnant-17-...