Caucasus

TROUBLE BREWING IN THE NORTH

Pork barrel politics in the isolated the North Caucausian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria is fermenting serious opposition to the government as well as unrest among the ethnic groups.

7 Jan 00

UNDER ATTACK IN YEREVAN

Assaults and a suspected firebombing have left the staff of two Armenian newspapers worrying about a politically-inspired clampdown on the media

7 Jan 00

BRAIN DRAIN IN ARMENIA

As many as a million Armenians - almost a quarter of the population - have left the country in recent years, most simply to seek employment.

7 Jan 00

Breaking Through the Grozny Siege

While Russian bombardments continue, Chechen commanders and fleeing refugees claim that guerrilla fighters have scored key victories around the capital, destroying several Russian tanks and providing a route in and out of the city.

7 Jan 00

Desperate Refugees Put A Curse On Both Houses

Russia may never persuade the Chechen people - tens of thousands who are struggling to survive refugee camps here - that it bears no ill will towards the civilian population of the embattled Caucasian republic.

23 Dec 99

NGOs Ready To Tackle Government's Failings

Georgia's NGOs are starting to flex their political muscles and are increasingly ready to tackle the government in the absence of a wide range of effective opposition parties.

23 Dec 99

Campaigning By Tank

The Unity Party's election objectives appear to have been reached in Sunday's Russian parliamentary polls, driven as much by tanks in Chechnya as by the party's actual policies.

23 Dec 99

Chechen Fighters Retreat To The Hills

As the Russian bombardment of Grozny reaches a horrifying crescendo, vicious skirmishes are breaking out south of the capital where small Chechen units have retreated to their mountain strongholds.

23 Dec 99
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