Armenia

Post-election Backlash in Nagorny Karabakh

President Arkady Ghukasian's government redoubles its efforts to sideline the opposition in Stepanakert

26 Jul 00

Poor Job Prospects Drive Armenians Abroad

Yerevan sociologists say government unemployment figures are concealing the true scale of a problem which is showing little sign of improving

14 Jul 00

No Santa Barbara Here

The inhabitants of one remote Armenian village view political shenanigans in Yerevan with the same bemused detachment as they watch American soap operas on TV

26 May 00

Azerbaijani Army in Poor Physical Shape

In a bid to meet impossible recruitment quotas, the Azerbaijani military authorities are drafting recruits who are physically unfit for service

12 May 00

Armenian Government in Disarray

Factions opposed to the president are unable to agree on a suitable candidate for the now vacant prime minister's job

12 May 00

Political Limbo in Armenia

Armenia waits with bated breath as President Kocharian considers his options for a new cabinet.

5 May 00

MASSACRES STILL HAUNT AZERBAIJAN'S ARMENIANS

Just a decade after bloody pogroms in the streets of Baku, Armenians resident in Azerbaijan live in an atmosphere of fear and discrimination.

28 Apr 00

Armenian Police Hunt Missing Minister

Armenia's former interior minister, the notorious Vano Siradeghian, skips bail as his murder trial enters its sixth month.

5 Apr 00

Karabakh's Despair

Nagorny Karabakh won the war against Azerbaijan but is now losing the peace

24 Mar 00

Karabakh Shooting Sparks Witch-hunt

The attempted murder of president Arkady Ghukasian is expected to seriously disrupt the Nagorny Karabakh peace talks