RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
11/25/2011 3:58:56 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 . |
 Armenia 'Still Ready' To Withdraw Snipers Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian says the armed forces of Armenia and the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh remain prepared to withdraw snipers from their frontline positions in order to bolster the cease-fire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone. More  Russians Want Out Of Armenia Power Plant A subsidiary of Russia's state-controlled national electricity company has confirmed plans to end its eight-year management of Armenia's Metsamor nuclear power station. More  Slain Azerbaijani Writer Is Buried Azerbaijani writer and journalist Rafiq Tagi, who died four days after being stabbed in a late-night attack in Baku, has been laid to rest. More  Medvedev Endorses Kremlin's Candidate In South Ossetian Presidential Run Off With less than a week to go before the South Ossetian election run off to find a successor to outgoing de facto President Eduard Kokoity, Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev met on November 21 in Vladikavkaz with Anatoly Bibilov, the Kremlin's preferred candidate. Nonetheless, it is questionable whether Medvedev's expression of support will be enough to secure a Bibilov victory over his rival, opposition candidate Alla Dzhioyeva. More  Azeri Writer Dies After Stabbing Rafiq Tagi, a critic of the Azerbaijani government, Iran, and political Islam, has died in the hospital where he was being treated after being knifed. More  Turkish, Armenian Business Leaders Meet More than 100 entrepreneurs from Armenia and Turkey are meeting in Yerevan to explore business opportunities in each other's country during a U.S.-sponsored conference. More  Armenian Police Probe PM 'Blackmail' Armenian police have pledged to investigate corruption allegations against Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian that he rejects as "blackmail." More  Iran 'Not Involved' In Azeri Stabbing The Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan has released a statement denying any Iranian participation in the stabbing of writer and journalist Rafiq Tagi. More  Medvedev Gets Caught Telling The Truth In a rare instance of truth telling, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appeared to reveal on Monday the real reason Moscow went to war with Georgia in August 2008. More  Call For Armenian Election Safeguards An Armenian opposition leader has challenged President Serzh Sarkisian to prove his commitment to hold democratic elections by enacting radical changes to the law and not allowing government resources to be used by his ruling Republican Party. More  Armenia Warns Over Karabakh Deaths The Armenian military has pledged to respond "disproportionately" to the deaths of two Armenian soldiers in skirmishes with Azerbaijani forces reported in the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh. More  Azerbaijani Journalist Recounts Attack Azerbaijani journalist Rafiq Tagi has recounted details of the assault two days ago in which he received multiple stab wounds. More  Chechen Shot Dead In Moscow: Incriminate The Usual Suspects Ruslan Akhtakhanov, a Chechen businessman, public figure, and minor poet living in Moscow, was shot dead on the street late on November 15. Russia's Investigative Committee immediately listed North Caucasus insurgents as the most likely suspects. Other members of the Moscow Chechen community are skeptical, however, and with good reason. More  Azeris Mull 'National Leader' Law Azerbaijani parliament deputies are considering the possibility of submitting a law establishing former President Heydar Aliyev as the "all-national leader." More  Attack On Azeri Writer Probed Rafiq Tagi, a prominent writer known for his criticism of Islam, has been stabbed in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. More  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 A U.S. businessman of Armenian descent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of pedophilia. More |
