Caucasus

Kadyrov Declares Compensation War

Chechnya’s high-profile security boss Ramzan Kadyrov is promising to check compensation fraud – but how far will he go?

16 Dec 04

Draft bill aimed at stamping out corruption is denounced as “anti-Georgian” by nationalists and viewed with suspicion by students and minorities.

16 Dec 04

After ten years of conflict, Grozny may be quieter, but everyone still fears the midnight knock at the door.

16 Dec 04

A local land dispute has escalated following the death of an elderly Azerbaijani woman in southern Georgia.

16 Dec 04

Ten years on, the violence in Chechnya has bred a wholly different kind of warfare.

8 Dec 04

In this country, even the doctors and politicians who warn of the evils of nicotine are smokers themselves.

8 Dec 04

A last-minute compromise agreement spells repeat elections in the Black Sea republic.

8 Dec 04

Chechens reflect on the anniversary of a war that has shattered homes and lives.

8 Dec 04

Claims that the new Bar Council favours a chosen few.

1 Dec 04

The Georgian Orthodox Church rejects criticism that it is abusing its special status in society.

1 Dec 04

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