RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
08.06.2012
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 . |
 Azerbaijani Government To Pay Compensation For Lost Soviet-Era Bank Savings Azerbaijan's government says it is launching a program to pay compensation to depositors in the Soviet-era Azerbaijan Savings Bank, which collapsed in the early 1990s during the breakup of the former U.S.S.R. More  U.S. 'Concern' At Karabakh Tensions U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh could escalate into a much broader conflict. More  Azerbaijani Activist Freed As Clinton Visits Azerbaijani authorities have released a prominent youth activist nine months before the end of his jail term. More  Armenian Troops Die In Border Shoot-Out Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry says Azerbaijani soldiers have not been involved in a shoot-out on Armenian territory, as reported by Armenian officials. More  Clinton To Meet With Saakashvili U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Georgia's Black Sea resort of Batumi for talks with President Mikhail Saakashvili. More  Clinton Backs Strong Georgia Defenses U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to help train Georgia in coastal defense and urged President Mikheil Saakashvili to hold free and fair parliamentary elections. More  Georgians Protest Over Felling Of Ancient Trees Residents of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have complained this spring that beautiful old trees are being cut down en masse, leaving whole streets and squares bare. More  'Putinization Risk' Cited In Ukraine U.S.-based rights watchdog Freedom House has warned that Hungary and Ukraine are at the forefront of an antidemocratic drive that could lead to what the group calls the "Putinization" of young European democracies. More  A User's Guide To Georgia's 'Neutral' Passports What is the purpose of the "neutral" documents for Georgia's breakaway regions and what does their recognition by Washington mean in concrete terms for residents of the two territories? More A statement by the U.S. Treasury Department named five key Georgian and Russian members and associates, including Circle leader Temuri Mirzoyev and members Lasha Shushanashvili, Vladimir Vagin, and Koba Shemazashvili. More  Kadyrov Forbids Public Display Of Stun Guns On one of his regular unannounced spur-of-the-moment tours of his country, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov expressed concern over the large number of teenagers walking around with stun guns in several cities. More  Tbilisi Minibus Drivers Ordered To Turn Off Radio, Play Adverts Tbilisi residents who don't like music blaring from minibus radios are getting a reprieve, of sorts. More  U.S. Lawmakers Say Next Georgian Elections 'Critical' Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have described parliamentary elections in October and the 2013 presidential election in Georgia as "critical" for the country's democratic development. More |
