RFE/RL Caucasus Report
26.07.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
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Azeri Oppositionist Vows Return To Baku
The Azerbaijani opposition's pick for president, Rustam Ibragimbekov, has vowed to return to Baku next week, despite fearing arrest. More 
Armenian Civil Society Scores Tactical Victory
Apparently capitulating in the face of mass public protests, in a written statement on July 25 Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian announced the "suspension" of a 50 percent increase in the cost of municipal transport that went into effect five days previously. More 
Suspected 'Mole' Who Allegedly Betrayed Chechen Insurgency Group To Face Trial
The Chechen authorities have charged Islam Temishev, 22, who was instrumental in the killing by Chechen security forces in late January of prominent Chechen field commanders Khusayn and Muslim Gakayev, with belonging to an illegal armed group. His trial was scheduled to begin this week in his home district of Vedeno. More 
Why Was Daghestan's Government Dismissed?
Acting Republic of Daghestan President Ramazan Abdulatipov has dismissed the republican government just seven weeks before he is due to be confirmed in that post by the parliament. More 
'Not Guilty' Pleas In Politkovskaya Retrial
Five men charged with the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 have pleaded not guilty at the start of their trial in a Moscow courtroom. More 
Baku Doles Out Apartments To Journalists
Azerbaijan, which languishes near the bottom of media-freedom rankings, has awarded apartments to some 150 journalists -- all in one Baku apartment block. More 
Armenians, Azeris Find Common Ground
The Georgian village of Tsopi, located just a few kilometers from the Armenian border, is home to both ethnic Azeris and ethnic Armenians. Although tensions linger between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh war of the 1990s, the two groups coexist peacefully in this remote Georgian setting. More 
Georgia Braces Itself For The Post-Saakashvili Era
Georgia's upcoming presidential election will be a watershed in the country's politics, insofar as it will usher in profound constitutional changes adopted in October 2010 that enhance the powers of the prime minister while reducing those of the head of state. More |
