Caucasus

Chechnya: The Jobless Horde

A presidential hopeful promises to ease the republic’s dire unemployment problem.

11 Aug 04

Old guard shaken by dismissal of influential internal security minister.

4 Aug 04

The treasury coffers are filling up at last, although it’s hard to say whether quick-fix tax collection methods are legal or sustainable.

4 Aug 04

Activists fear media under pressure following detention of independent newspaper chief.

4 Aug 04

Unexpectedly strong contest in mountainous territory too close to call.

23 Jul 04

Residents of areas adjoining planned Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline fear construction work may trigger landslides.

23 Jul 04

Breakdown of family ties resulting in people being thrown onto the street.

23 Jul 04

A North Caucasian mountain village defies the modern age, getting by on subsistence farming and knitting.

21 Jul 04

Amidst accusations of failure, the Azerbaijan government decides to keep its privatisation programme going.

21 Jul 04

Another armed clash is averted, but the peace process in South Ossetia has been badly damaged.

14 Jul 04

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