Russia

Spice Row in Kyrgyzstan

Thousands earn an income picking wild capers, but this new industry has spawned debate about sustainability, fair pay and government regulation.

5 Nov 07

As Kyrgyz move out in search of a better life abroad, their neighbours from Tajikistan are buying up homes.

5 Nov 07

In what could be a test case, prosecutors have started looking into the widespread practice of using minors to work on cotton farms.

5 Nov 07

The Russian president gets only a censored view of a North Caucasian village’s problems.

29 Oct 07

The Russian president gets only a censored view of a North Caucasian village’s problems.

26 Oct 07

Lawyers for defendant say court did not give sufficient weight to his guilty plea.

20 Oct 07

The system by which voters will decide the fate of a new constitution is obsolete and open to abuse, analysts say.

19 Oct 07

Vine-growers’ anger at depressed market conditions spills over into political row.

19 Oct 07

Analysts caution that death of Dagestan’s most wanted man will not change the situation in the republic.

12 Oct 07

IWPR event examines heated debate provoked by celebrations of anniversary of the Circassian people’s unification with Russia.

12 Oct 07

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