NEWS: 10 Jul 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 501 (iwpr.net)

Azeri Visit to Karabakh Sparks Row
War of words breaks out as public relations exercise by Baku representatives goes wrong. By Samira Ahmedbeili in Baku, Sara Khojoian in Yerevan and Anahit Danielian in Stepanakert (CRS No. 501, 10-July-09)
Georgian Town Hit by Sewage Floods
Crisis legacy of shoddy Soviet-built sewerage systems and a decade of post-independence neglect. By Tamar Uchidze in Akhaltsikhe (CRS No. 501, 10-July-09)

NEWS: 5 Jun 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 496 (iwpr.net)

Will Kokoity Deliver on Poll Pledges?
South Ossetian leader must improve living conditions for locals in wake of election or risk support switching to opposition, warn analysts. By Alan Tskhurbaev in Tskhinvali (CRS No. 496, 5-June-09)

Yerevan Election Condemned as “Amoral and Cynical”
International watchdog monitoring poll said it “witnessed the collapse of the Armenian electoral system as an institution”. By Sara Khojoian in Yerevan (CRS No. 496, 5-June-09)