Caucasus

Georgia: Riding the Potato Train

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

10 Jan 06

New regulations forcing Uzbek graduates to take compulsory job placements are likely to deter many from going to university.

9 Jan 06

War and social breakdown have left thousands of children without a proper home.

7 Jan 06

A steep rise in Russian gas prices is making Azerbaijan and its South Caucasian neighbours look for new energy sources.

7 Jan 06

Azeri women say they work twice as hard as men for little reward.

22 Dec 05

Unmarried women who choose to have children face public scorn.

22 Dec 05

The Chechen authorities appear to be tackling systemic corruption, but how far-reaching will their campaign be?

22 Dec 05

Even finding the book you want can be well-nigh impossible in Azerbaijan’s crumbling library system.

22 Dec 05

A wave of birth abnormalities afflicts a small industrial Armenian town.

22 Dec 05

Police say porous borders and lack of cooperation between governments are combining to hamper efforts to combat human trafficking.

17 Dec 05

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