Caucasus

US Critical of Russian War on Terrorism

Reports of Russian military atrocities in the latest mop-up operations in Chechnya are finally drawing US criticism.

18 Jan 02

Talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh have descended into mutual accusations of sabotage and ill-will

18 Jan 02

Cossacks in the Russian region of Krasnodar have been effectively given the go-ahead to bully minority groups into leaving.

18 Jan 02

Church tributes for controversial interior ministry unit prompts Albanian militants to threaten renewed violence.

16 Jan 02

Georgia can barely afford any more accidents on the road to democracy.

10 Dec 01

President Dzasokhov, fearful of electoral defeat, attempts to silence his political rivals.

10 Dec 01

Many Georgians believe the police investigation into the murder of a leading journalist has been a travesty

18 Nov 01

Hopes that a new interior minister would curb sham arrests and continued police brutality have been dashed.

18 Nov 01

Diaspora Armenians returning to their homeland are not always welcomed with open arms

18 Nov 01

Shevardnadze is looking for a successor to maintain the balance of power between conservatives and reformers.

14 Nov 01

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