Defence Conflicts Cloud Operation Storm Case
Clashes on the Operation Storm defence benches cause further delays and present yet another obstacle to the tribunal’s completion strategy.
16 Apr 07
North Ossetia
Russian Schooling Still Prized in Kyrgyz South
Russian is still an essential lingua franca at home and abroad, but Kyrgyz and Uzbek parents often opt for Russian schooling because the teaching is better.
16 Apr 07
Zelenovic Gets 15 Years for Foca Rapes
Judges say Dragan Zelenovic’s guilty plea for war time rapes in Foca was an important mitigating factor.
15 Apr 07
Georgia Devises New Plan for South Ossetia
The rebel administration dismisses the latest Georgian initiative as an attempt to sow division and seek recognition for a pro-Tbilisi faction in the region.
12 Apr 07
Was Dagestan's Amnesty a Fiction?
Fighting between police and militants continues, despite four-month-long amnesty.
6 Apr 07
Azerbaijan: Splits at the Top
Arrest of a once-loyal politician suggests feuding among the ruling elite.
3 Apr 07
Monastery Divides Georgia and Azerbaijan
Suggestions that cave monastery could be shared provoke opposition in Georgia
30 Mar 07
Chechnya: Human Rights Hopes Dashed
Chechens frustrated by Russian obstruction of a reform of Europe’s human rights court.
15 Mar 07
Ossetia's Abandoned Refugees
Ossetian refugees who fled their homes a decade and a half ago have not even heard of a Georgian law that could give them compensation
15 Mar 07
Ex-Leader's Daughter Considers Comeback in Kyrgyzstan
Controversy as Bermet Akaeva is nominated for parliament.
9 Mar 07
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