NEWS: 30 Jan 09 unti 13 Feb 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 478 und 480 (iwpr.com)

13 Feb 09 Caucasus Reporting Service 480

Georgia: Funding Cuts May Jeopardise Army Recovery
Big reduction in defence budget means military unlikely to be restored to pre-war strength for some time. By Koba Liklikadze in Tbilisi (CRS No. 480, 13-Feb-09)
Armenian Religious Minorities Complain of Discrimination
They fear that proposed amendments to religious legislation could makes things worse. By Gita Elibekian and Seda Muradian in Yerevan (CRS No. 480, 13-Feb-09)
Karabakh Faiths Decry State Controls
Minority religions protest over new law that puts them under supervision of authorities. By Lusine Musaelian in Stepanakert (CRS No. 480, 13-Feb-09)

5 Feb 09 Caucasus Reporting Service 479

Georgia Accused of Bullying Ethnic Armenians
Some Yerevan politicians say arrest of Armenian activists on espionage charges is attempt to intimidate the minority. By Olesya Vartanian in Tbilisi, Tamana Uchidze in Akhaltsikhe and Nelly Babaian in Yerevan (CRS No. 479, 5-Feb-09)
Azerbaijan: Outcry at Commissars' Reburial
Armenia furious over move as some of the communists were Armenians. By Magerram Zeinalov in Baku, and Gegham Vardanian in Yerevan CRS No. 479, 5-Feb-09)

30 Jan 09 Caucasus Reporting Service 478

Georgians, Armenians Bemoan Border Restrictions
Villagers on both sides of the Armenian-Georgian border say new controls are ruining their lives. By Naira Bulghadarian in Dzyunashogh, and Marika Tsikoridze in Irganchai (CRS No. 478, 30-Jan-09)
Armenia: Opposition Raps PACE Resolution
They’re angry with European organisation over suspected U-turn on punishing the government for rights record. By Rita Karapetian in Yerevan (CRS No. 478, 30-Jan-09)
Azerbaijan: Poverty in Midst of Plenty
Homeless oil workers wait years for flats, as officials argue amongst themselves over who is to blame. By Diana Isayeva in Surakhany (CRS No. 478, 30-Jan-09)