RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
18.10.2013
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 . |
 Ethnic Tensions Still High In Moscow In Wake Of Suspected Killer's Arrest Videos showing the dramatic arrest of Orkhan Zeynalov, the Azerbaijani man suspected a killing an ethnic Russian in Moscow, are making the rounds on Russian television. The clips have fueled mounting tensions between ethnic Russians and Azerbaijanis. More  Father Of Azeri Suspect In Moscow Killing Says Case Is 'Political' The father of the suspect in a Moscow killing that sparked xenophobic riots and clashes with police over the weekend says the case against his son was "preplanned" and is "political" in nature. RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service correspondent Gulnur Novruzova spoke to the parents of the suspect, Orkhan Zeynalov, in an exclusive interview. More  ‘New Evidence’ Comes To Light Concerning Georgian Premier Zhvania’s Death The father of Kvemo Kartli deputy governor Rasul Yusupov, whose body was found with then-Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania’s in a rented Tbilisi apartment in 2005, described that new evidence in an interview with the TV channel TV-3 and predicted that “soon we shall all see” that the official verdict, according to which the two men died of carbon-monoxide poisoning from a faulty heater, was wrong. More  Azerbaijan Opposition Rallies Against Election Results Opposition activists held a demonstration at a stadium in Azerbaijan’s capital to rally against the landslide election victory of President Ilham Aliyev earlier this week. More |
