Abkhazian Elections Offer Several Surprises
By OLIVER URS LENZ EurasiaNet Former Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab has made a successful comeback in politics after winning a seat in Abkhazia’s 35-member parliament, [more >>>]
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Putin approves army deal with Georgia’s South Ossetia
Al Jazeera Russian president seeks to incorporate some military units of the breakaway region into the Russian army. Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the [more >>>]
Abkhazia Tightens De Facto Border With Georgia
By OLIVER URS LENZ EurasiaNet Abkhazia has closed all but two of its de facto border crossings with Georgia, triggering protests from Tbilisi, Washington, Brussels, [more >>>]
Azerbaijan Moves To Arrest EU Lawmakers Over Karabakh Vote
By SARGIS HARUTYUNYAN Azatutyun.am (RFE/RL Armenia) Authorities in Azerbaijan have issued international arrest warrants for three pro-Armenian members of the European Parliament who visited [more >>>]
Referendum to create ‘Republic of Artsakh’ on Europe’s fringe
By ANDREW RETTMAN EU Observer (STEPANAKERT, NAGORNO KARABAKH) Some 100,000 ethnic Armenians are voting on a new name for their territory and new powers for [more >>>]
Polls open in constitutional referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh
By OC Media Polls have opened in a referendum to amend the constitution of the de facto Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. If approved, the changes [more >>>]
Prisoner of the Caucasus
By ALEXANDER CLAPP* The National Interest Nagorno-Karabakh: a clash of civilizations? TUCKED IN the borderland between Europe and Asia sits a nation-state recognized by seven [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Extradited Blogger Should Be Released Immediately by Azerbaijani Authorities
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Index EUR 55/5675/2017 PUBLIC STATEMENT AZERBAIJAN: EXTRADITED BLOGGER SHOULD BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY BY AZERBAIJANI AUTHORITIES Amnesty International condemns the extradition of a blogger [more >>>]
Belarus Extradites Russian Blogger To Azerbaijan
RFE/RL MINSK — Russian blogger Aleksandr Lapshin was flown from Minsk to Baku over objections from Moscow that he be sent Russia. Lapshin’s extradition to [more >>>]
Azerbaijani Authorities Do Not Lead OSCE Mission to Frontlines During Monitoring
Armenian Weekly STEPANAKERT, NKR — Azerbaijani authorities did not lead the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to its front lines during [more >>>]