Tajikistan

Red Tape Thwarts Chechnya Villagers' Claim

A group of Dagestani villagers in Chechnya want compensation for the destruction of their village in a Russian air raid - but no one is heeding their claims.

9 May 03

Meskhetian Turks' Tragic Odyssey

Thousands of uprooted Meskhetian Turks are more likely to find sanctuary in the United States than their native Georgia.

23 Jan 03

Competing Plans of Chechen Politicians

Influential group of Chechen and Russian politicians continue to promote Chechnya peace plan, despite hardening of Moscow's policy towards the breakaway republic

12 Dec 02

Kazakstan Closes Door on Chechens

Concern over relations with Moscow prompts the Kazak authorities to turn away Chechens asking to return to a former place of exile

21 Nov 02

Romania Battles Extremists

Bucharest hopes its firm support for US action on Iraq and strong stand against suspected extremist groups will ease its path into NATO.

28 Aug 02

Death of a Warlord

A brief encounter with Khattab, an Islamist warlord, now reported dead in Chechnya

2 May 02

An Uneasy Peace

The legacy of the 1992 Ingush-Ossetian conflict casts a long shadow over villages in the disputed Prigorodny region

6 Apr 01
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