Karabakh Regime Resorts to Totalitarian Rule
Comment. The Nagorny Karabakh regime is eradicating any vestige of political opposition in the run-up to the parliamentary elections
26 May 00
North Ossetia
A Wing and a Prayer
Privatisation seems to offer the only chance of salvation for Armenia's national airline whose wings have been clipped by $12 million of debt
17 May 00
Remembrance of Things Past
Cherkess women, forced by harsh economic realities to undertake menial work, are being accused of betraying their tribal code of honour
12 May 00
French Hostage Still Alive
Campaigners fighting for the release of Brice Fleutiaux say there is new hope he will soon be returned to his family
12 May 00
New Controls over Funds for Chechnya
Chechen officials are being accused of plundering federal funds aimed at "normalising" life in the rebel republic
12 May 00
Does Putin Hold all the Trump Cards?
With a draft bill for direct rule in Chechnya going through the Duma, concerted efforts are being made to bring a semblance of normality to the embattled republic
12 May 00
Putin's Peace Games
Peace in Chechnya is a virtual impossibility as long as Moscow continues to make demands that no rebel leader can realistically deliver.
20 Apr 00
Azerbaijani Muslims Lose Faith
A rift is opening up between Azerbaijan's religious leaders and their congregations who say the mosques are doing nothing to improve their spiritual and material well-being
14 Apr 00
Cherkessk Elders Threaten Berezovsky
The troubled republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is preparing to lock horns with Russia's most powerful oligarch
14 Apr 00
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