Caucasus

Armenian Army Brutality

A presidential human rights commission finds that torture and abuse in the army are commonplace.

9 Aug 01

Muslims in Kabardino-Balkaria say they are being unfairly blamed for the excesses of radical Islamic groups

9 Aug 01

Only the military old guard is disturbed by Belgrade's increasingly close relationship with NATO.

9 Aug 01

Azerbaijan president Heidar Aliev is facing stiff opposition from loyalists over plans to name his son, Ilham, as his successor.

31 Jul 01

A body has been set up to try to bridge the long-standing rift between Armenia and Turkey.

31 Jul 01

The current escalation in crime in northeast Georgia could fuel renewed conflict in the region.

31 Jul 01

The killing of popular Georgian journalist Giorgi Sanaia has triggered an unprecedented outpouring of public grief and anger.

31 Jul 01

The surprise closure of the popular ABA TV station is a serious blow to the independent media sector in Azerbaijan.

24 Jul 01

Georgians uprooted by the Abkhaz conflict are finding imaginative ways of overcoming the state's failure to provide them with decent accommodation.

24 Jul 01

The Georgian leadership dismisses fears that the autonomous republic of

24 Jul 01

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