North Ossetian Crossing Hopes In Limbo
Plans to increase traffic across the North Ossetian border are hanging in the balance.
20 Sep 02
Caucasus
Armenian Traders Call for Corruption Crackdown
Businessmen in Armenia, fed up with being fleeced by police and customs officials, are urging Yerevan and Tbilisi to deal with the problem.
20 Sep 02
Georgia's Red Bridge Ordeal
Traders trying to cross from Azerbaijan into Georgia are forced to endure a bureaucratic nightmare.
20 Sep 02
Breakaway States Get Together
The two breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are strengthening their anti-Georgian alliance.
12 Sep 02
Bid to Defeat Kocharian Unconvincing
Move by Armenian parties to choose a single candidate to fight Robert Kocharian in forthcoming elections expected to falter.
12 Sep 02
Georgian Doctors Devastated By Health Reforms
A dramatic downsizing of the Georgian health system is costing thousands of Georgian doctors their jobs.
12 Sep 02
Political Violence Flares In Karachai-Cherkessia
Recent assassination attempt on Russian deputy Magomet Tekeyev was part of a pattern of escalating political violence in Karachai-Cherkessia.
12 Sep 02
Azeri Press Fears New Secrets Decree
Journalists in Azerbaijan see press regulations brought in at the end of August as a new form backdoor censorship.
5 Sep 02
Georgian Azeris Locked Out By Language
Controversial new language legislation may further isolate Georgia's 300,000-strong Azerbaijani minority.
5 Sep 02
Shevardnadze's High Risk Game In Pankisi
The decision to send Georgian security and police forces into the Pankisi Gorge may have been unavoidable, but it carries serious risks.
5 Sep 02
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