Adygeans Back Repatriation Bill
Rival groups claim the Adygeans have no right to call the North Caucasus their "ethnic homeland"
Rival groups claim the Adygeans have no right to call the North Caucasus their "ethnic homeland"
Chechnya's rival leaders are waging a war of words in cyberspace
The Macedonian government is rocked by wire-tapping accusations.
The blaze of publicity which surrounded the hijacking of a Russian aeroplane last week could well serve the interests of Islamic extremist groups
The war in Chechnya has inspired new political sympathies between Russia and Israel - but President Putin is still wary of taking sides in the Middle East crisis
North Caucasus leaders pledge to fight for the rights of an ethnic group faced with extinction
Whilst waging a bitter campaign in Chechnya, President Vladimir Putin is fighting rearguard actions against the Russian oligarchs and the regional governors. Perhaps he has bitten off more than he can chew.
The Baku government's failure to improve social and economic conditions for women has forced many of them to turn to prostitution.
The future of Armenian president Robert Kocharian is in doubt as investigators link his inner circle to the sensational murder of leading politicians last year.
With the expected signing of a deal on Nagorno-Karabakh derailed by last month's carnage in the Armenian parliament, the Chechen crisis is even more certain to set the agenda for the OSCE summit next week.