Aug 20, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
OC Media co-founder Mariam Nikuradze and editor Yousef Bardouka sit down with Caucasus Digest co-producer Tamuna Chkareuli to discuss her latest feature for OC Media about the efficacy of the Georgian…
Tamuna ChkareuliGuest
Mariam NikuradzeHost
Yousef BardoukaHost
[instrumental music] What happens when a country's drug policy focuses more on punishment than care? In Georgia, an escalating government crackdown and heavily policed state clinics are driving people who struggle with addiction further into the shadows.
Today, we are unpacking the real human cost of these strict new laws and the grassroot workers fighting to save lives in the fallout.
We have decided we'll be showcasing some of our best feature writing, bringing in the reporter behind the piece to have a chat with them about the topic and details that did not make it into the piece.
So today, we'll be talking to Tamuna Chkaruli, journalist and also a producer of this show, about her last piece, which is called Soldiers Who Save Lives: Creating Safe Spaces Amidst Georgia's Drug Crackdown.
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[instrumental music] What happens when a country's drug policy focuses more on punishment than care? In Georgia, an escalating government crackdown and heavily policed state clinics are driving people who struggle with addiction further into the shadows.
Today, we are unpacking the real human cost of these strict new laws and the grassroot workers fighting to save lives in the fallout.
We have decided we'll be showcasing some of our best feature writing, bringing in the reporter behind the piece to have a chat with them about the topic and details that did not make it into the piece.
So today, we'll be talking to Tamuna Chkaruli, journalist and also a producer of this show, about her last piece, which is called Soldiers Who Save Lives: Creating Safe Spaces Amidst Georgia's Drug Crackdown.
