RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
12/23/2011 6:47:25 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 . |
 Baku Slams French Armenia Genocide Bill Azerbaijani officials have expressed their disapproval of French legislation that makes it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey nearly a century ago was genocide. More  Podcast: The Blender Year-Ender In this year-ender edition of The Blender, we look at three hot spots, Afghanistan, Belarus, and Azerbaijan and talk to our service directors about the major developments of 2011. More  France Passes Armenia Genocide Bill France's lower house has passed by a large majority a bill that would make it a crime to deny examples of genocide as defined by the French state, which has already classified Ottoman-era mass killings of Armenians as such. More  A New Power Struggle In Daghestan? Most Daghestani politicians and fellow journalists have linked Khadzhimurad Kamalov's killing last week to his journalistic and political engagement. "Chernovik," and Kamalov personally, have a reputation for fearless and trenchant reporting and analysis of the corruption and human rights violations for which Daghestan has become a byword. More |
