Caucasus

Lebed the Peacemaker

Plans are afoot to create an independent peace-making body aimed at solving ethnic and political disputes across the North Caucasus

7 Jul 00

Financed and led by flamboyant businessman Supyan Taramov, a pro-Russian Chechen rifle battalion mans a lonely outpost in the Vedeno Gorge

7 Jul 00

Russian troops in Chechnya are steeling themselves for a second spate of bomb attacks as a rebel ultimatum runs out this weekend

7 Jul 00

Once again, the North Caucasus republics are falling under the sway of Russia's generals

30 Jun 00

Experts agree that talk of a "stability pact" in the South Caucasus is premature while regional conflicts remain unresolved.

30 Jun 00

Human rights campaigners claim the Azerbaijani government is holding far more political prisoners than it is prepared to admit

30 Jun 00

Conditions in Georgia's state orphanages are so harsh that many youngsters prefer to take their chances on the streets

30 Jun 00

Even in a republic with long Islamic traditions such as Kabardino-Balkaria, the authorities are deeply suspicious of extremist religious tendencies

23 Jun 00

The ethnically challenged region of Prigorodny is once again the scene of growing unrest between the Ingush and the Ossetians

23 Jun 00

The Russian authorities offer cold comfort to the thousands of refugees returning to the ruins of Grozny

23 Jun 00

Support local journalists