North Ossetia

Armenia: Home From Home

Armenians who swapped villages – and countries - with an Azerbaijani community still have fond memories of their homes 16 years later.

9 Nov 05

Election Campaign Flawed in Rural Azerbaijan

Outside Baku, the country is held back by poverty and authoritarian local government officials.

7 Nov 05

Chechnya: High Voter Turnout Questioned

Human rights groups who monitored the ballot suggest that large numbers of voters stayed away.

5 Nov 05

Disabled Dagestanis Reject Stereotypes

Without the pressures of marriage and motherhood, some disabled women in Dagestan overcome overwhelming prejudice.

3 Nov 05

Kyrgyzstan: Rising Teen Pregnancy Blamed on Ignorance

Sex education remains a controversial topic in Kyrgyzstan, where abortion is usually the solution to unwanted pregnancies.

3 Nov 05

Has Bloom Faded from Rose Revolution?

As Salome Zourabichvili is dismissed from her ministerial post, observers say the rift is deepening between Georgia’s government and opposition.

28 Oct 05

Kabardino-Balkaria May Face Sustained Instability

Uncomfortable parallels drawn with other parts of the North Caucasus, where homegrown militants and repressive authorities were locked into a cycle of violence.

28 Oct 05

Mayoral Conflict Spells Trouble for Karachai-Cherkessia

Battle over leadership of capital city bodes badly for province’s long-term stability.

20 Oct 05

Soul-Searching After Kabardino-Balkaria Violence

The revelation that many of those involved in the Nalchik attacks were local men raises questions about what drove them to attack their own capital.

15 Oct 05

Counting the Cost of Nalchik's 24-Hour War

As city residents still reel at the shock of a day of violence, some voice fears of longer-term instability.