12 Apr 07 Caucasus Reporting Service 387

Violent Start to Armenian Election Campaign
Shootings, arson and political machinations undermine hopes of an untroubled election race.
By Gohar Mkrtchian in Echmiadzin (CRS No. 387 12-Apr-07)

Cleaning up the Kura
The major river in the southern Caucasus seems to be everyone’s dumping ground.
By Idrak Abbasov in Baku, Dea Managadze in Tbilisi and Naira Bulghadarian in Vanadzor (CRS No. 387 12-Apr-07)