RFE/RL Caucasus Report
27.09.2013
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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An Old Game With New Rules In Russia's Backyard
Playing rough with its neighbors is nothing new for Russia. Moscow has been doing this almost from the moment the Soviet Union broke up. What is different now is that the neighbors are pushing back -- with an assist from Europe. More 
Interview: U.S. Ambassador To The OSCE Daniel Baer -- 'You Need Critical Voices'
Daniel Baer is the new U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). During the organization's annual human dimension implementation meeting in Warsaw, Baer sat down with RFE/RL's Rikard to talk about the upcoming elections in Azerbaijan, the situation in Belarus and what he, as one of very few openly gay American ambassadors, thinks about the latest developments in Russia. More 
Azeri Court Jails Ethnic Paper's Editor
Hilal Mamedov, the editor of the Baku-based "Tolisi Sado" (The Voice of Talysh) independent newspaper, was found guilty of high treason, incitement of ethnic, religious, and racial hatred, and drugs possession and sentenced to five years in prison. More 
U.S. Congressman: Washington 'Should Not Countenance' Russian Pressure On Neighbors
New York's Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. Congress, says Washington "should not countenance" an apparent increase in Russian pressure on its neighbors as they seek closer ties with the European Union. More 
Azeri Election Body Warns RFE/RL
The head of the media arm of Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission has expressed his concern over what he called the "propaganda mode" of presidential campaign coverage by RFE/RL, Voice of America, and the BBC. More 
Azeri Oppositionist's Son Stabbed, Beaten
The son of an Azerbaijani opposition figure has been stabbed and beaten by unknown assailants. More 
Azeri Opposition Leader's Son Jailed
A son of the leader of opposition the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (AXCP) has been sentenced to 25 days in jail. More 
Armenian Presidential Candidate Jailed
An Armenian court has sentenced former presidential candidate Vardan Sedrakian to 14 years in jail for the attempted murder of a rival in the February election. More 
Putin Issues Orders To Expedite Resettlement of Daghestani Villagers
The relocation of some 500 Lezgins from northern Azerbaijan to Daghestan is finally under way, after three years of discussions about who, exactly, would pick up the check. More 
U.S. Concerns At 'Borderization' In Georgia
The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi has expressed concern over "borderization" activities in Georgia along the administrative boundary lines of what it describes as the "Russian-occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia." More |
