RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
11/18/2011 6:51:03 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page . |
 Villagers Accuse Ingushetian Leader's Relative Of Extortion Residents of a village in Ingushetia may have provided the Kremlin with the perfect pretext for removing Republic of Ingushetia President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. More  U.S.-Armenian Businessman Jailed In Armenia For Pedophilia A U.S. businessman of Armenian descent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of pedophilia. More  Armenian Editors Skeptical About Court Ruling On Libel The editors of some of Armenia's leading newspapers have downplayed the significance of a Constitutional Court decision meant to limit libel lawsuits against the media. More  Armenian Government Fined Again By European Court For Evictions The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Armenian authorities to pay 18,500 euros ($25,500) to yet another Yerevan family that was evicted from its home as a result of controversial redevelopment in the center of the capital city.More  The New Salman Rushdie Affair: Facebook ID Crackdown Has Activists Uneasy Author Salman Rushdie knows he has enemies. He went into hiding for a time after Iran's Islamic authorities issued a fatwa against him in 1989 for his book "The Satanic Verses." But when Facebook changed his profile name without his permission, Rushdie found himself facing an all-new adversary. His protest against Facebook's policy of requiring legal names on accounts, however, is part of a broader debate over the ethical responsibilities for social-networking giants like Facebook. More  Armenian Opposition Activist Urges Winter Push For Power leading member of the opposition Armenian National Congress says that the opposition alliance should capitalize on "a seasonal rise" in popular disaffection with the government and try to unseat President Serzh Sarkisian this winter.More  Armenian Governor Again Accused Of Violence An Armenian businesswoman says she was assaulted by a regional governor notorious for alleged violent conduct just days after accusing him of corruption and business-related fraud. More  Armenian Capital Elects New Mayor Taron Markarian, the son of the late Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian, has been unanimously elected Yerevan's new mayor by the government-controlled municipal assembly. More  Armenian Ruling Party In Rare Poll Loss The ruling party of Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian suffered a rare loss when the long-serving mayor of a northern town was defeated by a candidate representing the Prosperous Armenia Party,. More  Curtains For Kokoity It is not yet clear who the new de facto president of South Ossetia will be. One thing is clear, however: outgoing President Eduard Kokoity and his cronies have lost. More  Literature And Empire: Scholar Susan Layton Discusses Russia's 'Literary Caucasus' Where did Russia's stereotypes of the Caucasus come from? Susan Layton's book "Russian Literature and Empire: Conquest of the Caucasus from Pushkin to Tolstoy" provides part of the answer. More  New York's Met Opens New Islamic Art Wing New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art this month unveiled its new wing of Islamic works in a major new effort to increase Americans' understanding of Islamic culture. More |
