Caucasus

Armenian Gays get Organised

A self-help group is a tentative step towards getting society to recognize homosexuals.

21 Apr 04

Hundreds of Azerbaijani women are being trafficked each year and the scale of the problem is only now becoming evident.

21 Apr 04

Dozens are hurt or arrested in the centre of Yerevan as the Armenian opposition calls for the resignation of President Kocharian.

15 Apr 04

Azerbaijan’s “third sector” appeals for better treatment from the authorities

15 Apr 04

A stolen medieval ivory triptych will be returned to Tbilisi, not the museum that used to exhibit it in South Ossetia.

15 Apr 04

Rebels are using improvised and home-made weapons to continue their guerrilla war.

15 Apr 04

New foreign minister expected to raise the country's profile, but no real change in policies expected.

8 Apr 04

Opposition coalition organises protests in an attempt to bring about a "rose revolution" of its own.

8 Apr 04

Kadyrov battles to control Chechnya's oil as part of a wider power struggle in Grozny and Moscow.

8 Apr 04

Contest to replace veteran leader Ardzinba heats up six months ahead of the vote.

8 Apr 04

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