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Left to right: Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Dream Honorary Chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, and President Mikheil Kavelashvili. Georgia’s authoritarian leadership is taking new steps to cut off revenue streams to the country’s non-profit and independent media sectors. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia: Government seeks control over foreign assistance to non-governmental sector

Independent media outlets confronting potential death blow.

Irakli Machaidze Apr 15, 2025

(Photo: Kazimierz Popławski, kazimierzpoplawski.pl, CC BY-NC 2.0)

South Caucasus deemed “low exposure” zone in terms of vulnerability to climate change – UN study

Report examines impact of global warming on development in Asia-Pacific region.

Apr 9, 2025

Tea Tsulukiani, the head of a newly established investigative commission with a mandate to investigate political activity from 2003-2012, the timeframe when UNM and its leader, Mikheil Saakashvili, held power. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgian government weaponizes history with aim of banning opposition

New parliamentary commission fueling public resentment.

Irakli Machaidze Apr 8, 2025

President Trump holds a chart as he announces new tariffs on April 2. (Photo: The White House)

Measuring impact of US tariffs on Central Asia and South Caucasus

Little near-term pain, but lots of uncertainty about future.

Apr 7, 2025

Georgian parliament votes on an updated version of the Foreign Agents law on April 1. (Photo: parliament.ge)

Georgian Dream striving to legitimize authoritarian practices

West is not fooled.

Apr 4, 2025

Political power comes at high price for Ivanishvili

Billionaire’s net worth taking plunge.

Apr 3, 2025

An overwhelming majority of respondents reported feeling safe walking alone on the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan at night. (Photo by Mirrors are more fun, CC BY-SA 2.0, tinyurl.com/y3wub8ek)

Fear and safety in Armenia

Peace proves elusive, but pedestrians feel safe on the streets at night.

Mar 28, 2025

(Photo: Maureen Barlin via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kazakhs and Uzbeks are happiest peoples in Eurasia – survey

Caucasus trails Central Asia in contentment.

Mar 24, 2025

The Ministry of Internal Affairs conducts 24-hour continuous video surveillance across Georgia. (Photo: gov.ge)

It may be 2025, but it is increasingly feeling like 1984 in Tbilisi

Georgian Dream relying on omnipresent surveillance cameras to corral critics.

Mar 20, 2025

Although Kazakhstan had Central Asia’s cleanest air overall in 2024, the industrial city of Karaganda was rated the third most polluted city in the world. (Фото: ©inbusiness.kz/Maxim Morozov)

Air quality in Tajikistan ranked among world’s worst – survey

Central Asia one of globe’s most air-polluted regions.

Mar 17, 2025

Government officials visit a business in Georgia’s Samegrelo Region. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia ranked highest in Eurasia in economic freedom survey

Tbilisi’s standing doesn’t take into account its recent authoritarian turn.

Mar 13, 2025

The power line would be capable of transmitting up to 4 Gigawatts of electricity annually, a significant portion of which would be generated from renewable sources. (Photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan and Georgia seek to accelerate construction of a Black Sea power line

EU special designation could help with financing.

Mar 11, 2025

A medical professional in Kazakhstan educates a family about disease prevention, including immunization. (Photo: gov.kz)

Vaccine hesitancy fuels resurgence of childhood diseases in Central Asia, Caucasus

Legacy of Covid pandemic undermines public health gains made in past half-century.

Mar 4, 2025

First responders extricate an entrapped passenger after a road accident in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asia and Caucasus are some of the most hazardous places to drive in the world

Traffic-related deaths and injuries taking an economic toll.

Mar 3, 2025

A group discussion during a USAID co-sponsored Media CAMP Fest for mass media professionals of Central Asia. The recent funding cutoff has upended operations at dozens of non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets across the Caucasus and Central Asia. (Photo: USAID, Internews, CC BY-ND 2.0, tinyurl.com/ure4su7w)

Measuring impact on Eurasia of US foreign assistance cutoff

Independent media in Caucasus confronting ‘extinction-level’ event.

Luka Linich Feb 28, 2025

A protest rally in Tbilisi after the October parliamentary election. A major factor in the drop in Georgia’s ranking was Freedom House’s determination that Georgian officials engaged in manipulation and fraud to skew the results of the election. (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge)

Annual report documents decline in global freedoms

Georgia’s freedom ranking takes a hit.

Feb 26, 2025

Georgia is going GONGO

Georgian Dream leaders creating new agency to oversee NGO activity.

Feb 24, 2025

Law enforcement officers speak with a citizen during an event in Kazakhstan in 2024 aimed at “improving citizens’ legal awareness and reducing corruption.” Kazakhstan is one of the few countries in Eurasia that have made notable improvements in combatting corruption in recent years. (Photo: gov.kz)

Armenia, Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan showing progress in fighting graft – watchdog survey

Widespread persistent corruption threatens effective climate action.

Feb 12, 2025

Mikheil Kavelashvili, the Georgian Dream-installed president, addresses the Georgian parliament on February 4 with many seats empty as opposition party MPs boycott the legislature. On February 5, the parliament, packed exclusively with Georgian Dream members, voted to revoke the mandates of 49 MPs who represented three of the four opposition parties. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia: Pliant parliament acting swiftly to throttle democratic practices

Tbilisi moving past the authoritarian point of no return.

Feb 7, 2025

Food prices kept inching up in Caucasus and Central Asia in 2024 – World Bank report

Inflation fueling changes in dietary patterns.

Feb 3, 2025

Many cars on Russia’s roads are believed to have been smuggled via Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. (Photo: gov.ru)

Georgia and Kyrgyzstan suspected of being auto suppliers for Russia, trade data indicates

Giving used-car salesmen a bad name.

Brawley Benson Jan 31, 2025

The Khorgos Gateway dry port on the Chinese-Kazakh border. Trade with Kazakhstan accounted for nearly half of China’s turnover with Central Asian states in 2024. (Photo: gov.kz)

China enhances position as Central Asia’s economic overlord

Trade balance heavily favors Beijing.

Jan 29, 2025

Imedi TV presented the burning of an effigy of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili by protesters as a “satanic ritual” of burning a coffin containing a likeness of Jesus Christ. (Screenshot)

Opinion: The West needs to take a hard look at Georgian Dream’s propaganda operation

Architects of disinformation should face sanctions.

Luke Linich Jan 24, 2025

Oil production is expected to be a major factor in GDP growth or decline in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Real GDP growth rates across Caucasus and Central Asia expected to dip – World Bank

Decline will be felt more in Caucasus than in Central Asia.

Jan 23, 2025

Among other things, Human Rights Watch documents numerous instances of suspected Georgian Dream-backed violence and intimidation against individual government opponents. (Photo: social media posts, compilation by oc-media.org)

Georgia: Rights group documents Georgian Dream’s authoritarian turn

Government relies on police brutality to maintain grip on power.

Jan 22, 2025

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