Caucasus

Chechnya: Disappearances Mount

Concern is growing over the rise in night-time raids by masked Russian soldiers, with few of the men they detain ever seen again.

9 May 03

As President Heidar Aliev looks set to mark his 80th birthday in a Turkish hospital, the Azerbaijani opposition is weighing its options.

9 May 03

Descendents of Caucasus emigres hoped to make new lives back in their ancestral lands, but many are giving up in disappointment

1 May 03

Misinformation and false versions of history in Armenia and Azerbaijan perpetuate Nagorny Karabakh tragedy.

1 May 03

Prominent human rights activists are targeted in campaign of violence fuelled by state press.

1 May 03

In the latest blow to media in Kutaisi, the entire staff of a local television station are hospitalised by a gas leak.

1 May 03

Armenia's largest factory is without an owner for the second time in a year, following the withdrawal of a British investor.

1 May 03

President Kocharian is afraid of losing control of the national assembly in next month's parliamentary elections.

25 Apr 03

Dramatic proof of president's shaky health raises doubts as to whether he can really seek a third term in office this autumn.

25 Apr 03

Georgia's national security at stake as conscript soldiers face chronic hunger

25 Apr 03

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