RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
2/24/2012 10:18:46 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 . |
 Kadyrov Sets New Date For Marking 1944 Chechen Deportation Anniversary Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov has elevated the cult of personality surrounding his late father, former Chechen President Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov, to a new level by rescheduling the date on which Chechens are to commemorate the deportation of the entire Chechen and Ingush nations to Central Asia on Stalin's orders. More  Azerbaijani TV Hacked From Iran Azerbaijani state television's website has been vandalized in a hacking attack, apparently by hackers based in neighboring Iran. More  New Website To Cover Baku's Eurovision, Warts And All A group of independent Azerbaijani journalists has launched a website that they say will provide full and unbiased coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place in May in Baku. More  Abkhaz Leader Survives Yet Another Assassination Attempt It was the sixth attempt in the last seven years to assassinate de facto Abkhaz President Aleksandr Ankvab, who was elected president of that breakaway republic in August with 59 percent of the vote following the untimely death of his predecessor. More The leader of the separatist Georgian region of Abkhazia has survived an assassination attempt, which killed two of his bodyguards. More  Azerbaijan To Reform Military Conscription Eighteen months after the belated adoption of a new military doctrine that pinpoints the continued occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenian forces as a major threat, Azerbaijan has finally embarked on structural reform of its armed forces. More  Information War Highlights Intensified Fighting In Chechnya Over a period of five days last week, militants in Chechnya inflicted serious casualties on pro-Moscow Chechen forces in a series of coordinated attacks in adverse weather conditions. More  Chechen Separatist Leader Urges Actress To Prove Charitable Donation The controversy surrounding Hilary Swank's paid trip to Chechnya was revived this week when the republic's separatist leader asked the Hollywood actress to prove she had donated the fee she was paid to attend the birthday party of Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's despotic leader.More  The Iran Conflict Comes To The Caucasus Incidents involving Jewish diplomats being targeted for attack in the South Caucasus illustrate how Georgia and Azerbaijan risk being drawn into the conflict between Tehran on one side and Israel and the West on the other. More |
