NEWS: 20 Feb 09 and 27 Feb 09 | Caucasus Reporting Service 481 and 482 (iwpr.com)

27 Feb 09 Caucasus Reporting Service 482

Georgia: Refugees Claim to be Put at Risk
Officials urging displaced to go home, but they say their villages remain dangerous. By Magda Memanishvili in Knolevi and Tbilisi (CRS No. 482, 27-Feb-09)
Tensions on Eve of Yerevan Rally
Armenia braces for protests commemorating violent break-up of opposition demonstration. By Karine Asatrian in Yerevan (CRS No. 482, 27-Feb-09)
Azeri Journalist Speaks of Interrogation Ordeal
He claims what he thought was to be an interview with state officials turned into abusive encounter.By Samira Akhmedbeili in Baku (CRS No. 482, 27-Feb-09)

20 Feb 09 Caucasus Reporting Service 481

Armenians Fear Jobs in Russia Will Vanish
Concerns raised by signs of discrimination against foreign workers and collapse of the economy.By Vahe Avanesian in Moscow and Nelly Babaian in Yerevan (CRS No. 481, 20-Feb-09)
Gay Novel Shocks Azeris
Book about love affair between Azeri and Armenian sells well, despite uproar over its publication.By Nigar Musayeva in Baku (CRS No. 481, 20-Feb-09)
Georgia: Minority Faiths Face Bureaucratic Hurdles
Religious minorities say they struggle to have their legal rights to free worship recognised.By Fati Mamiashvili in Tbilisi (CRS No. 481, 20-Feb-09)