Central Asia

Azerbaijan's Passport Rush

Chaos and corruption as Azerbaijanis trade in their old identity documents.

19 Jan 05

Child labor during the cotton harvest across Uzbekistan. Photographs by Thomas Grabka with a report by IWPR.

10 Dec 04

Georgian businessmen hit by a row over whether freight cars from Azerbaijan are destined for Armenia

8 Dec 04

Tensions remain high in heavily armed North Ossetia, where few trust the authorities to keep the peace.

13 Oct 04

Is a proposed relaxation of citizenship laws a benefit or a danger for Armenia?

13 Oct 04

North Ossetia’s next-door neighbour waits for a reaction after revelations that there were Ingush among the hostage-takers.

6 Sep 04

Some of the world’s most displaced people have left southern Russia for Philadelphia.

11 Aug 04

Although the ‘Nakhichevan clan’ continues to run Azerbaijan, their home region sees no benefits.

19 May 04

Hundreds of Azerbaijani women are being trafficked each year and the scale of the problem is only now becoming evident.

21 Apr 04

New foreign minister expected to raise the country's profile, but no real change in policies expected.

8 Apr 04

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