Chechens Braced for Russian Reprisals
Moscow's determination to root out those connected with the theatre hostage tragedy sparks fears in Chechnya.
7 Nov 02
Caucasus
Ingush Fear Former Ossetian Neighbours
Ingush uprooted by war with North Ossetia sceptical that new cooperation accord between the two republics will enable them to return.
7 Nov 02
Putin In Command
The terror crisis in Moscow has given President Putin a new lease of political life.
31 Oct 02
Azerbaijan and Georgia Sweat Over Chechnya
Baku closes a Chechen envoy's office while Tbilisi fears a new Russian backlash.
31 Oct 02
Berezovsky Blames Putin For Chechen War
Ex-Moscow political mastermind suggests to IWPR that Russian president precipitated the Chechen conflict and is now seeking to escalate it.
31 Oct 02
My Hours Inside The Moscow Theatre
Russian journalist Anna Polikovskaya tells what happened when Chechen extremists asked her to negotiate towards the end of the hostage crisis.
31 Oct 02
Moscow Tragedy: More Questions Than Answers
Who was Movsar Barayev and why did he embark on a desperate hostage-taking mission in Moscow?
31 Oct 02
Putin Trapped By His Own Principles
President Putin is as much of a hostage as the 500 theatre-goers in Moscow. He has few options left to end the stand-off in the capital or the wider war that he started in Chechnya.
28 Oct 02
New Chechen Terror Wave?
The most frightening explanation of the Moscow terror siege is that the Chechen militants were acting on their own.
28 Oct 02
Islamists On Trial In North Caucasus
Controversy surrounds trials of Muslim Radicals accused of plotting to overthrow the authorities.
28 Oct 02
Support local journalists