Caucasus

Kabardino-Balkaria: Circassian Clears Last Repatriation Hurdle

Deported ethnic Circassian wins the right to return to his ancestral homeland.

14 Jul 04

Baku authorities dismiss growing evidence of widespread police abuses.

14 Jul 04

In Mikheil Saakashvili’s rapid ascent to power, he has not put a foot wrong – so far.

7 Jul 04

After a turbulent first half-year as president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili shows no signs of slowing down.

7 Jul 04

A former Russian oligarch who is now Georgia’s economy minister plots the country’s revival.

7 Jul 04

Muslim congregation say they will continue resisting police attempts to evict them from the mosque they have made their own.

7 Jul 04

Instead of serving the motherland, soldiers are being rented out as cheap labour.

7 Jul 04

The decline of what was once the biggest wholesale market in the South Caucasus marks a change in the way Armenia and Georgia trade with one another.

1 Jul 04

The police's roadside presence looks intimidating – but anyone can get past by paying a bribe.

1 Jul 04

New psychiatric care law provides better rights for the mentally ill, but state provision remains poorly resourced.

1 Jul 04

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