RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
29 .03.2013
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 Turns To Metal Legend For Eurovision Song Influential Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has shocked many heavy metal fans by penning this year’s Eurovision song entry for Armenia. More The Iranian Embassy in Baku says Tehran has nothing to do with a new radio station broadcasting in the Talysh language from Azerbaijan's breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. More  Caucasus Insurgency's Religious Authority, Russian Muslim Cleric Criticize Kadyrov Over the past week, Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov’s understanding of Islam has been publicly questioned by two men on the opposite side of the North Caucasus barricades. More  Drug Charges Against Azeri Activist Police have arrested opposition activist Dasqin Malikov in the Azerbaijani city of Sumqayit, about 30 kilometers north from the capital, Baku. More  Day And Night In Tbilisi Photographer Abbas Atilay of RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service took these photos of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, where ancient churches, modern bridges, sleepy streets, and busy thoroughfares all lie side by side. (18 PHOTOS) More Defense Ministry officials said that a sailor at a naval base in Baku was shot dead by another conscript. More |
