INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NEGLECTING REFUGEES IN THE CAUCASUS.

New crises in Chechnya and Rwanda have led the international community to neglect the desperate situation of refugees in Armenia and Azerbaijan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees representative in the region told the BBC June 5. The situation in Azerbaijan is especially bad, the radio reported. Unless new aid is forthcoming, the UNHCR operation there will shut down this summer.

Armenians Face Newspaper Cutbacks.