Sixty Minutes Plays with Fire
Government attempts to gag a crusading TV programme spark widespread condemnation in Tbilisi. The president backs down. For the time being, at least.
9 Jun 00
Caucasus
Stars and Stripes Lure Young Kabardinians
Disillusioned young men in Kabardino-Balkaria are flocking to join the ranks of the security forces which promise them easy money and self-respect.
2 Jun 00
Fear and Loathing in Karachaevo-Cherkessia
Ethnic disputes between the Karachai and the Cherkess appear to be irreconcilable, raising concerns of new conflict in the North Caucasus.
2 Jun 00
Search for Abkhazia UN Officials
Fears are growing that a group of UN observers and charity workers may have fallen into the hands of Abkhazian separatist gunmen.
2 Jun 00
Aggrieved Azerbaijan Could Turn to Moscow
Azerbaijan's rebuff from the Council of Europe is galling to Baku because neighbouring Armenia looks set to be accepted into the organisation's ranks.
2 Jun 00
Murders Linked to Chechen Conflict
Russian police believe Chechen Wahhabis may be responsible for eleven gruesome murders in two Caucasian republics
26 May 00
Karabakh Regime Resorts to Totalitarian Rule
Comment. The Nagorny Karabakh regime is eradicating any vestige of political opposition in the run-up to the parliamentary elections
26 May 00
No Santa Barbara Here
The inhabitants of one remote Armenian village view political shenanigans in Yerevan with the same bemused detachment as they watch American soap operas on TV
26 May 00
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