Privatisation Fears for Kyrgyz Power Plants
Government critics suspect changes to law designed to allow key power stations to be sold off by stealth.
30 Nov 09
North Ossetia
Reporter Receives Accolade
Series of reports on difficulties of travelling across the Caucasus clinch Azerbaijan press award for IWPR journalist.
27 Nov 09
Hard Times in Tajikistan
One of the most visible effects of depression in Tajikistan is the sight of men hanging around in groups, hoping someone will take them on for a day’s work.
20 Nov 09
Tajiks Act on Swine Flu Fears
The authorities in Tajikistan are screening passengers arriving at airports and railway stations for signs of swine flu, Zarina Ergasheva reports.
20 Nov 09
IWPR Probes Shushi Prison Concerns
Prison authorities allow reporter in to check conditions following claims inmates are mistreated.
14 Nov 09
Spoof of Georgian Patriarch Sparks Row
Orthodox leader at the centre of argument over whether the church is too involved in public life.
13 Nov 09
Children Haunted by Georgia-Russia War
Volunteers try to help bereaved youngsters still traumatised by the conflict.
13 Nov 09
New Approach to Youth Crime
A centre for juvenile delinquents in southern Kyrgyzstan is using non-punitive methods to prevent adolescents from reoffending.
13 Nov 09
Early Marriages Worry Azerbaijan Officials
Unscrupulous mullahs accused of marrying young girls whose health and education then suffer.
6 Nov 09
Karabakh Government Faces Little Competition
Tiny Karabakh’s opposition moribund, lacks issues to fight on.
30 Oct 09
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