OC MediaVoice | ‘We are all tired, but we shouldn’t give up’In the new spike in COVID-19 cases in Georgia, healthcare workers are facing new challenges. Nino Kvirtia, a doctor at the First…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
OC MediaIn Pictures | Women’s voices in forestryGeorgia’s forests have nourished the country’s women for generations and continue to do so. More recently, a select few have also stepped…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
OC MediaThe pandemic has put medicine out of reach for many in Georgia‘I’d rather eat less bread and buy the necessary medication’, says Keti, who lost her job as a cleaner at a hostel. Photo: Tamuna…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
OC Media‘I was too young to become a mum’: Teenage pregnancies in ArmeniaThough the rate of teenage pregnancies in Armenia is declining, it remains substantial. Meanwhile, the stigma of unwanted pregnancy…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
OC Media‘The occupation of Abkhazia makes us occupied too’Nona Bukia, 67, lives in Khurcha, a village bordering Abkhazia on the western side of the River Enguri (Ingur). Bukia, who has headed the…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
OC MediaThe women of Georgia on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to women workers in Georgia. Many have had to accept difficult working conditions to…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
OC Media‘Every afternoon I came home from school broken’Narek, 29, from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, describes how he was tormented at school, while teachers often protected the…Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
OC Media‘I left prison with a double stigma — I was a convict and HIV-positive’‘I am the only woman in Georgia who came out as HIV-positive. I have been living with this diagnosis for the past twelve years. I have…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
OC MediaMisogyny and Armenophobic hate underpins the furore over Armine HarutyunyanThe public outrage over Armine Harutyunyan walking down the runway at a Gucci fashion show reveals deep-seated sexism and anti-Armenian…Oct 7, 2019Oct 7, 2019
OC MediaOpinion | For all that divides us, music brings us togetherFar from the animosity that defines our political reality, music has for centuries brought Armenians and Azerbaijanis together in a way…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019