Day: June 4, 2014

MAY 31, 2014

Turkish Prime Minister Sends a “Letter of Sympathy” to the Circassians of Turkey

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29 May 2014, 17:09

Adygea: signatories of appeal to Ukrainian authorities on recognition of Circassian genocide summoned to “E” Centre

The Circassian activists Aslan Shazzo, Adnan Khuade, Evgeny Tashu and Ilyas Soobtsokov, who live in Adygea, were summoned to the Centre for Combating Extremism (known as “E” Centre) of the republic’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to their story, the talks there concerned the appeal to the authorities of Ukraine urging to recognize the genocide of Circassians, which was signed by them. Read more →

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Window on Eurasia: Closed Facebook Pages Helped Abkhaz Opposition Bring Down Ankvab

Paul Goble

Staunton, June 3 – Closed forums on Facebook helped the Abkhazian opposition organize and ultimately bring down former republic president Aleksandr Ankvab, according to Islam Tekushev, editor of the Prague-based “Caucasus Times” and a widely cited authority on the politics of the North Caucasus.

Many commentators have pointed to the role of social media in general in recent political turmoil in the Middle East and elsewhere, but Tekushev’s observation about the role of closed forums “in the exchange of information and the coordination of the actions” of the opposition points to a still-neglected aspect of this trend (caucasustimes.com/article.asp?id=21291). Read more →

How to Save Ukraine and Thwart Putin’s Plans

On June 4, President Obama will meet Petro Poroshenko, president-elect of Ukraine. Three days later, Poroshenko will be inaugurated as Ukraine’s new president. And although officially, Poroshenko will be the fifth president of independent Ukraine, in many things he will be the first. Read more →