Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

RFE/RL Caucasus Report 20.09.2013   RFE/RL's WEEKLY QUIZ : As the country celebrates 22 years of independence, how much do you know about Armenia?  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 .

 

CPJ Condemns Azeri Journalist Arrest The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of an independent Azerbaijani journalist and demanded his immediate release. More   OSCE Opens Georgia Election Mission The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened a monitoring mission ahead of the presidential election in Georgia. More   Televised Azerbaijani Presidential Debate Descends Into Chaos The second televised debate ahead of Azerbaijan's October presidential election was interrupted when one of the nine candidates on stage hurled a bottle of water at the main opposition candidate, Camil Hasanli. More   Armenia Adopts Customs Union Plan The Armenian government has adopted a preliminary road map toward joining a Moscow-led Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. More   Azeri Journalist Charged With Drugs, Weapon Possession Parviz Hasimli, a journalist for an independent newspaper in Azerbaijan, has been arrested and charged with illegal weapon and drugs possession. More   Armenian Cathedral Opens In Moscow A new cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church has opened in Moscow. More   Ten Candidates For Azerbaijani Presidency Ten candidates have been registered for Azerbaijan's October 9 presidential election. But only one is a true opponent of the ruling regime. More   Georgian Defense Minister Visits Troops In Afghanistan Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania has visited Georgian troops stationed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. More   Top Daghestani Official Arrested On Kidnapping Charge The deputy minister of industry and energy in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan has been arrested for alleged involvement in a kidnapping. More   FSB Blames Umarov For Caucasus Attacks Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says a subordinate of Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov is behind attacks in Chechnya and Ingushetia that killed three police officers. More   Fuele: EU Closely Watching Upcoming Azerbaijani Elections In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Armenian Service, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele told Service Director Harry Tamrazian that Azerbaijan needs to make key reforms on human rights in order to move forward in its dialogue with the EU. Fuele said that observers are closely watching the democratic process in the run-up to Azerbaijan's presidential elections in October. More   No EU Deals For Armenia In Vilnius EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said Armenia cannot sign association and free trade agreements with the European Union while also belonging to a Russia-led Customs Union. More   More Charges For Azeri Youth Activists Additional charges have been brought against eight activists of the opposition NIDA youth movement in Azerbaijan. More   Suspect in Daghestani Journalist's Murder 'Pressured To Implicate' Senior Officials Murad Shuaybov, who is a suspect in the December 2011 murder of Daghestani journalist Khadjmurad Kamalov, is under pressure to incriminate Daghestani parliamentarian Shamil Isayev and Deputy Interior Minister Magomed Magomedov in that killing, according to Shuaybov’s lawyer, Ruslan Omarov. More