North Ossetia

North Ossetia's Hidden AIDS Epidemic

Taboo around HIV means infected people and their relatives conspire to hide the true scope of the problem.

15 Jan 04

Ordinary people face a double blow from new taxes on imported goods and creeping rises in the price of bread.

8 Jan 04

An overwhelming victory at the polls and a positive verdict from observers completes Mikael Saakashvili’s rise to power in Georgia.

6 Jan 04

Russian forces are pursuing a mysterious group of Islamist fighters in the mountains of Dagestan.

18 Dec 03

Authorities boots Dagestan's traditional shoemakers into the shadows.

4 Dec 03

Some Chechen politicians suggest policy of restoring war-damaged enterprises should be reviewed.

26 Nov 03

Supporters of the president and the opposition face off in Tiblisi on the eve of new parliament's first session.

21 Nov 03

President Eduard Shevardnadze's troubles have played into the hands of Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze

13 Nov 03

New president of Azerbaijan is following up his election victory with a crackdown on the opposition press.

6 Nov 03

Opposition and government face off as each claims success in last Sunday’s elections.

6 Nov 03

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