RFE/RL CAUCASUS REPORT
15.11.2013
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 Oppositionists Jailed An opposition journalist and an antigovernment blogger have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms in Baku. More  Reported Population Growth In Chechnya Open To Question Experts have periodically questioned the reliability of Chechen demographic data ever since the All-Russian census of 2002. The figures for the first nine months of this year, which the Chechen government has just released, are similarly questionable. More  Crackdown Under Way In Wake Of Azerbaijani Presidential Election In the five weeks since incumbent Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was reelected for a third consecutive term, the authorities have cracked down on a prominent NGO, an opposition newspaper, and several bloggers, journalists, and academics in what Amnesty International’s John Dalhuisen has branded “[a] ruthless and relentless attack on any dissenting voices in the media.” More  Out Of Power, Georgia's United National Movement Seeks New Role Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili leaves office on November 17. But does that mean his United National Movement is finished? More  Chechen Leader Supports Budanov Murder Case Lawyer Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has publicly challenged the Investigative Committee's rationale for opening two criminal cases against Murad Musayev, the young Chechen lawyer who defended the Chechen accused in the murder in June 2011 of former Russian army Colonel Yury Budanov. More  Baku Smooths Over Its Rights Record With A Thick Layer Of Caviar In recent years, Baku has spent millions of dollars to persuade politicians in Europe and the United States that the oil-rich Caucasus country is a reliable partner -- and to distract them from criticism that the country is authoritarian and fails to respect fundamental human rights. More |
