Monday, March 23, 2009

NEWS: 20 Mar 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 485 (iwpr.net)

Opposition Condemns Changes to Azeri Constitution
Amendments criticised as device to strengthen already overmighty presidency and limit people’s rights. By Zarema Velikhanova in Baku (CRS No. 485, 20-Mar-09)


Georgia Prepares for CIS Exit
Tbilisi may have been here before, but this time officials say there is no going back on moves to leave ex-Soviet club. By Mikhail Vignansky and Tamar Kadagidze in Tbilisi (CRS No. 485, 20-Mar-09)


Armenia Border Villages Suffer for Lack of Water
The villages of Sarigyugh and Berqaber lie right next to a reservoir – but its proximity to a hostile border means they cannot use the water. By Sara Khojoyan in Tavush and Armen Chatinyan in Yerevan (CRS No. 485, 20-Mar-09)

Project Highlights
Caucasus: Feb ‘09
Georgia journalists see aftermath of war for themselves. By IWPR staff (20-Mar-09)


Reporting Impact
Caucasus: Feb ‘09
An IWPR report on Georgian spy case causes furore. By IWPR staff (20-Mar-09)

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