Disinformation campaigns rarely treat a country as a single audience. In multilingual societies, narratives can be tailored to particular communities and circulate within information environments largely separate from the national mainstream. Drawing on the work of Radio Marneuli, this lecture examines how Georgia’s Azerbaijani- and Armenian-speaking communities encounter disinformation shaped by language access, media availability, and cross-border influences. It considers what these divisions mean for civic participation, social cohesion, and security in Georgia and the wider South Caucasus.
Speaker
Kamilla Mamedova is the founding director of Radio Marneuli, an independent community radio station reporting in Georgian, Azerbaijani, and Armenian. Under her leadership, the station has served and advocated for Georgia’s ethnic minority communities for 20 years. Her work has received international recognition, including the Human Rights Tulip Award from the Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia and selection for the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Mamedova holds a master’s degree in media management from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.
Speaker
Vladimer Chkhitunidze is a journalist with Radio Marneuli, where he has reported for a decade on governance, corruption, and social issues affecting communities in Georgia’s ethnically diverse Kvemo Kartli region. His work examines foreign influence and the ways regional and geopolitical developments shape public opinion near Georgia’s borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan. He is a 2026 participant in the Berlin Fellowship Program for Digital Security offered by Reporters Without Borders Germany. Chkhitunidze holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Ilia State University in Tbilisi.
About Radio Marneuli
Radio Marneuli is an independent community radio station based in the ethnically diverse Marneuli Municipality, south of Tbilisi. Broadcasting in Georgian, Azerbaijani, and Armenian, it has provided local news and public-interest reporting for 20 years. The station has worked with international organizations including USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy, Deutsche Welle, and the BBC World Service Trust, and demonstrates the important role multilingual local media can play in serving Georgia’s ethnic minority communities.
About the Series
The Eurasian Corridor Lecture Series features primary and guest lecturers who contribute to SRAS programs across the Baltics, Central & Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Through focused online lectures, they share regional expertise and perspectives on the political, social, cultural, and economic forces shaping the Corridor and its place in the wider world.
Event Format
Unless otherwise noted, each event includes a 25–30-minute presentation, followed by 15 minutes of moderated discussion and 15 minutes of questions from attendees. A recording will be sent to everyone who registers.