Chechnya: New Russian Atrocities Exposed
Russian troops engaged in new levels of extortion, looting and rape in their recent eight-day operation in the Chechen village of Stariye Atagi.
28 Mar 02
Caucasus
Dagestani Islamist Leader Goes Free
Released from jail, Russia's foremost Islamist politician faces an uphill struggle to rebuild his career
22 Mar 02
AIDS Threat Hangs Over Georgia
Unreported, shameful and little-understood, AIDS is a disease which could overwhelm Georgia.
22 Mar 02
US Deployment in Georgia Angers South Ossetia
The new leader of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia is calling for its principal ally to help counter the US deployment in Georgia.
22 Mar 02
Georgia Suffers Funding Blow
The world's major international donor is slashing aid budget to Georgia because of its slow progress on economic reforms.
15 Mar 02
Armenia: Landmark Religious Freedom Ruling
Acquittal of Jehovah's Witness on draft-dodging charges praised by rights activists
15 Mar 02
Berezovsky Alleges Chechen Plot
Former Kremlin insider accuses President Putin of collusion in the 1999 bomb blasts that triggered the second Chechen war.
8 Mar 02
Abkhazia: Government Poll Landslide Contested
The Sukhum government gains full control of Abkhazia's new assembly after the opposition pull out of elections.
8 Mar 02
Armenia: Unemployment Crisis
The authorities' failure to register "hidden unemployment" appears to make a mockery of official jobless figures.
1 Mar 02
Sajaia Death Stuns Georgians
The apparent suicide of President Eduard Shevardnadze's security supremo has shocked Georgia
1 Mar 02
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