RFE/RL Caucasus Report
23.08.2013
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 Opposition Picks Backup Candidate
Azerbaijan's united opposition has nominated an alternative single candidate for the October presidential election. More 
Armenian Killed On Azeri Border
An Armenian soldier has reportedly been shot dead along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan's Naxcivan Autonomous Republic. More 
North Caucasus Leaders Reject Criticism of Budget Spending
The leaders of several North Caucasus republics have rejected as misplaced criticism by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov of how they spend the considerable sums of money allocated from the federal budget to balance their budgets. More 
Report Slams Armenia On LGBT Rights
A new report by the U.K.-based rights watchdog Amnesty International has decried the lack of protection for Armenia's beleaguered LGBT community. More 
Daghestan's Kumyks Launch New Attempt To Gain Control Of Ancestral Lands
Seven decades later, the repercussions of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's deportation of entire North Caucasus nations to Central Asia in 1944 continue to be felt. More 
Former Top Georgian Election Official Plans New 'Centrist' Political Force
Zurab Kharatishvili made headlines in Georgia last week by resigning as chairman of the Central Election Commission (TsSK) during the run-up to the presidential election scheduled for October 27. More 
Double-Standard Bearer?
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is mandated to uphold democratic values. So some are asking why its linked to an Azerbaijani trial that critics are calling a blow to free speech. More 
Leaders Of Daghestan, Ingushetia Look Set To Stay On
Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled separate shortlists of three candidates for the posts of Republic of Daghestan president and Republic of Ingushetia head. In both cases, the list comprises the incumbent plus two relative nonentities. More 
Azeri Opposition Holds Election Rally
Several thousand supporters of Azerbaijan's opposition presidential candidate Rustam Ibragimbekov rallied outside the capital, Baku,on August 18. More 
Armenia: Aliyev Win Best For Karabakh
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has said a victory by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in the country's October presidential election would be the best outcome for resolving the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. More |