RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
28.06.2013
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 . |
Azeri Activist Charged With Hooliganism
Authorities in Azerbaijan's southern district of Lankaran have arrested an adviser to the leader of opposition Musavat (Equality) party. More  Captured Ingush Insurgency Commander Unrepentant In Court The Ingush insurgency commander known as Emir Magas was apprehended three years ago. He faces 24 charges ranging from setting up an armed militant group, illegal arms trafficking, and inciting a rebellion to the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and terrorism. More  Nabucco Pipeline Suffers Setback As Rival Expected To Get Azeri Gas The Nabucco pipeline was once the keystone of EU hopes to obtain large amounts of natural gas from the Caspian and the Middle East. But as the developers of a key oil field are expected to announce that they have chosen a rival pipeline, Nabucco's future may be in doubt. More  Sandro Girgvliani: The Ghost That Haunts Saakashvili's Legacy In 2006, a 28-year-old banker was beaten and left to die following an argument in a bar with top Georgian Interior Ministry officials. That case -- and the alleged massive cover-up around it -- now threatens to overshadow President Mikheil Saakashvili's legacy. More  In Georgia's Mountains, A School For One Nine-year-old Bacho Tsiklauri is the only student in his primary school in the Georgian village of Makarta. Set in a remote mountain gorge, the village has just 30 residents. Three older children, including Bacho's brother, Dato, attend high school in a neighboring town four kilometers away. Reuters photographer David Mdzinarishvili spent a day with Bacho as he attended school in his class of one. More  Tsarnaevs' Mother 'Won't Attend' Trial The mother of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected Boston bombers, says neither she nor her husband will go to the United States to attend Dzokhar's first court appearance next month. More  Azeri Gas Rejects Nabucco For TAP Austrian energy company OMV has announced that the consortium developing Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz-2 natural-gas and oil field has rejected using the proposed multibillion-dollar Nabucco West pipeline. More  Azerbaijan's First Lady Not Running For President -- For Now Speculation has emerged in Baku that a pro-government party in Azerbaijan nominated the country's first lady, Mehriban Aliyeva, to run against her husband, President Ilham Aliyev, in elections this fall. The party now says the nomination was a mischievous stunt by political rivals. But the rumored nomination has fueled talk about how the powerful, high-profile first lady would fare as president. More  Moscow Counters Moldovan, Georgian Charm Offensives Moldova and Georgia have adopted similar policies of reaching out to their pro-Russia breakaway regions. The response has been a series of provocative moves by the separatists and their patrons in Moscow. More  Ivanishvili Hints He May Step Down Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has reiterated the possibility he will leave politics after the country's presidential elections in October. More  Saakashvili Explains Arms Caches Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says arms caches found in the western province of Samegrelo last week were created after the brief war with Russia in August 2008. More  Azerbaijan's Opposition Gears Up To Give Aliyev Serious Challenge Azerbaijan's splintered opposition is on the verge of uniting in an effort to block President Ilham Aliyev's seemingly inevitable bid for a third term. But can they agree on a single opposition candidate with the financial and political resources to challenge the entrenched Aliyev family? More |
