A three-hour general strike in Georgia demanding new and fair parliamentary elections has seen thousands of employees walk out of their jobs, with businesses temporarily shutting down. oc-media.org/businesses-shu…

🎉 It's OC Media's 8th birthday! Our intern, Lily Samarine, drew a comic inspired by our origin story to mark the occasion. To celebrate our commitment to quality journalism, we are offering 50% off our annual membership subscription. Learn more: oc-media.org/membership/?ut…+

📌 Are you a talented freelancer interesting in Armenian politics, society, conflict, the environment, culture, queer lives, or other pressing issues? We want to hear from you. More info: ow.ly/nYgt50UK0T5

We spoke with former employees of Georgia’s pro-government TV channel Imedi. They reveal what it was like working inside Georgian Dream’s propaganda machine. oc-media.org/a-cog-in-the-m…

OC Media could face closure after cuts to foreign aid spearheaded by US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk have left the organisation with a $250,000 shortfall. oc-media.org/oc-media-faces…

It takes a huge amount of courage from Mariam Nikuradze and the team to talk about their funding challenge openly. OC Media has long stood out for their fearless and exceptional coverage of the North AND South Caucasus. Join me in supporting them *now*.

Marco Rubio’s State Department has sent out letters cancelling US funding for media throughout the world, including for OC Media. We refuse to allow a distant politician decide our fate — become an OC Media member and help ensure our survival and growth: oc-media.org/membership/?ut…

🔴 BREAKING: Armenia and Azerbaijan have reportedly agreed on the terms of a historic peace deal, after over three decades of bitter conflict. oc-media.org/armenia-and-az…

In our final podcast episode before pausing due to lack of funds, OC Media’s Mariam Nikuradze and Dominik K Cagara break down how the Trump/Musk cuts have impacted us — and what we’re doing to survive in a changing world. 🎧Listen to the full episode👇 oc-media.org/podcast-can-oc…

Amid the global turmoil, small outlets like ours risk closure. But thanks to our readers, 12% of our subsistence budget comes from our community. For $5 a month, you can help us not just survive but thrive in a hostile media landscape. Join today: oc-media.org/membership/?ut…

OC Media’s Mariam Nikuradze has now been fined for the third time — reaching a total of $5,600 — for allegedly ‘blocking a road’ while reporting. She’s not alone. Journalists and protesters are being targeted. Support press freedom, join OC Media → oc-media.org/membership/?ut…

Georgia’s new foreign agent law, FARA, means that any or all of us at OC Media could face fines or imprisonment for doing our jobs. 🛡️ You can support our work and help us speak truth to power - become an OC Media member today: oc-media.org/membership/?ut…

Georgian Dream is watching: how AI-powered surveillance is used against Tbilisi protesters oc-media.org/georgian-dream…

⭕ BREAKING: The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has handed out sentences of between 7-9 years in prison to the management and journalists of AbzasMedia, one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country. oc-media.org/azerbaijan-han…

⭕ BREAKING: The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has handed out sentences of between 7-9 years in prison to the management and journalists of AbzasMedia, one of the last independent Azerbaijan news sites operating in the country. ➡️ More: oc-media.org/azerbaijan-han…

Researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov has attempted to take his own life in prison, after prosecutors demanded he be sentenced to 16 years on charges of treason. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/azerbaijani-re…

🎓 Georgia’s newly appointed Education Minister Givi Mikanadze did not complete his PhD at the Free University of Amsterdam, OC Media has revealed, despite Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praising him for doing so. 👉 Read more - oc-media.org/exclusive-geor…

📩 We’re excited to announce our new monthly newsletter: Tracking the Rise of Authoritarianism in Georgia. This isn’t just news — it’s context, connections, and clarity. ➡️ Sign up here: oc-media.org/pages/tracking…

🅾️ OPINION: One year after OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov was arrested, Azerbaijani activist Gulnara Mehdiyeva argues that his release is necessary to make the new Azerbaijani state policy of peace believable. ➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/opinion-my-fri…

Between frustration and persistence: the Georgian protest movement reflects on 4 October's unfulfilled ‘peaceful revolution’. oc-media.org/between-frustr…