Caucasus

Baku Sides With Moscow Over Chechnya

Azerbaijan's clamp down on suspected Chechen guerrillas seems to be an attempt to maintain good relations with Russia.

4 Oct 02

Ingushetia's new president insists Chechen refugees will not be forced to go home against their will.

4 Oct 02

Locals giving up hope of an improvement in their antiquated phone system.

30 Sep 02

A man-made lake is putting a once-thriving resort back on the map - but not all locals are celebrating.

30 Sep 02

Hundreds of lives may have been saved if the Kolka glacier had been monitored.

30 Sep 02

The Abovian regional television station is back on the air following a violent dispute with the local authorities.

30 Sep 02

Traders trying to cross from Azerbaijan into Georgia are forced to endure a bureaucratic nightmare.

20 Sep 02

Plans to increase traffic across the North Ossetian border are hanging in the balance.

20 Sep 02

Businessmen in Armenia, fed up with being fleeced by police and customs officials, are urging Yerevan and Tbilisi to deal with the problem.

20 Sep 02

The two breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are strengthening their anti-Georgian alliance.

12 Sep 02

Support local journalists