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
Caucasus
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
Azerbaijan: Aliev Sees Off Rivals
Government allegations that ministers were involved in a coup plot suggests that an apparently monolithic ruling elite is in fact fragmented.
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
Georgia: Foreign Aid Challenge
Huge infusion of US aid expected to directly benefit half a million Georgians, though some analysts have their doubts.
20 Oct 05
Heads Roll in Azerbaijan
Failed comeback by leading opposition politician Rasul Guliyev ends with several government ministers sacked.
20 Oct 05
Nalchik Rests Uneasy
Outwardly the city has returned to normal, but the heavy police presence shows the manhunt is continuing.
20 Oct 05
Sick Babies Add to Chechen Woes
Mothers are passing on a legacy of illness to their children.
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
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