South Ossetia
Tbilisi Violence Follows Mounting Protests
Heavy-handed police action against demonstrators follows days of opposition protests.
Armenia Keeps its Powder Dry
New munitions plant is seen as a step towards a more self-sufficient defence industry.
Georgia Demands Russian Exit From Abkhazia
Abkhaz talk of war as Tbilisi calls for end to Russian peacekeeping mission
Abkhazia Welcomes Mountain Minority
Ethnic kin encouraged by promise of land and jobs to move to Abkhazia.
Armenia: Yezidis Endure Years of Living Dangerously
Ethnic minority blames official discrimination for failure to remove potentially lethal electricity pylons from their village.
Dagestan's Pre-Scripted Phone Chat With Putin
The Russian president gets only a censored view of a North Caucasian village’s problems.
Cancer Epidemic in Chechnya
War-torn republic struggles to cope with a sharp rise in cancer sufferers.
Dagestan Militant's Death No Breakthrough
Analysts caution that death of Dagestan’s most wanted man will not change the situation in the republic.
Caucasus: Sept ‘07
IWPR event examines heated debate provoked by celebrations of anniversary of the Circassian people’s unification with Russia.