Ingushetia

North Ossetia: Blasts Prompt Gambling Hall Crackdown

Authorities close republic’s gaming houses after two were targeted in bomb attacks.

16 Feb 06

United Nations report proposes a radical overhaul of the country’s scientific institutions.

7 Feb 06

(TU No 436, 20-Jan-06)

4 Feb 06

(TU No 437, 27-Jan-06)

1 Feb 06

Experts are not hopeful that a new law can root out Georgia’s pervasive organised criminals.

27 Jan 06

Prosecution say defendant’s request for provisional release timed to have maximum disruptive effect.

23 Jan 06

Hopes of a windfall for the poor potato farmers of Samtskhe-Javakheti are raised by Georgia’s president - then dashed.

10 Jan 06

As prostitutes are exploited in the cafes, police officers sit back and watch the profits roll in.

5 Dec 05

Exclusion of advocates of separatism from assembly ballot underlines Chechnya’s democratic deficit.

25 Nov 05

Fearful of shaming their families, pregnant Muslim girls resort to potentially fatal illegal abortions.

20 Nov 05

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