South Ossetia

Abkhazia: Railway Breakthrough?

The unrecognised republic's isolation could soon be at an end following trilateral talks to reopen the rail link with the south Caucasus.

20 Mar 03

Journalists establish a new body to handle critical readers and ward off litigation.

20 Mar 03

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca this February brought big money to some Dagestanis, and a lot of trouble to others.

14 Mar 03

Georgia's national security ministry is working on a draft law that would strongly increase government control over NGO activities.

7 Mar 03

Robert Kocharian wins second presidential term - but his opponents say they will contest the election result.

7 Mar 03

Envoy of rebel Chechen president tells IWPR he looks forward to fighting Russian extradition charges in a British court.

21 Feb 03

Opposition demonstrators accuse Robert Kocharian of electoral fraud as a second round is declared in the Armenian presidential election.

21 Feb 03

Scores of men from the mountains of Khevsureti are being enlisted to help guard Georgia's troubled border with Chechnya.

21 Feb 03

Georgia's Kurdish community say they are in danger of losing their culture, language and faith.

13 Feb 03

Moscow has wrested alcohol excise taxes from the North Ossetia - leaving a large hole in the republic's budget.

6 Feb 03

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