Baku Protestors Undaunted
Opposition parties have pledged to keep up pressure on the authorities in a bid to ensure fair parliamentary elections this November.
5 May 00
Caucasus
Georgia Awaits a Transfiguration
Eduard Shevardnadze's inauguration ceremony was redolent with omens of a brighter future but thin on promises of decisive reform.
5 May 00
Cherkess Unrest Reaches Fever Pitch
Opinion: the Cherkess are determined to reclaim their ethnic homeland but the authorities are refusing to listen to their demands
28 Apr 00
Calm Before the Storm
The president of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is stubbornly resisting repeated attempts to dilute his authority.
28 Apr 00
The Search for a Chechen Arafat
Although Vladimir Putin continues to rule out the possibility of holding peace talks with Aslan Maskhadov, there is every sign that he is keeping his options open
28 Apr 00
MASSACRES STILL HAUNT AZERBAIJAN'S ARMENIANS
Just a decade after bloody pogroms in the streets of Baku, Armenians resident in Azerbaijan live in an atmosphere of fear and discrimination.
28 Apr 00
Ajaria: A Fool's Paradise?
Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze is fond of boasting that he has created a virtual "paradise" on the shores of the Black Sea. But not of all his subjects would agree with him.
28 Apr 00
The Dogs of War
Fears are growing that ethnic disputes in Karachaevo-Cherkessia could drag three North Caucasus republics into a bitter tribal conflict.
20 Apr 00
Baku Muzzles Outspoken Editor
Wary of jeopardising their attempts to join the Council of Europe, the Baku authorities employ "civilised" means to try to silence one of their staunchest critics.
20 Apr 00
The Shadowland of Abkhazia
Lacking natural resources and political stability, Abkhazia's hard-won independence has doomed its people to a life of grinding poverty.
20 Apr 00
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