Central Asia

Victims of Repression Speak Out

Fifty years on, Stalin's legacy continues to haunt the North Caucasus

19 Feb 01

Controversial police chief appointments call into question the Serbian government's commitment to reform

6 Feb 01

Moscow forestalls criticisms of prejudice by staging a landmark trial in the North Caucasus

19 Jan 01

The Karachai and the Balkars stage a landmark conference aimed at highlighting their mutual grievances

12 Jan 01

Fears are growing for the safety of a US aid worker kidnapped by Chechen gunmen

12 Jan 01

Russia and America play a tense game of political chess in the South Caucasus

8 Dec 00

Virtual isolation and bleak economic conditions have forced many Ingush to turn to a life of crime and drug-dealing

20 Oct 00

The first in a two-part series examining the roots of conflict in the North Caucasus

13 Oct 00

Nearly 60 student groups from the former Soviet Union attend a Nalchik festival aimed at uniting young people against military conflict

11 Aug 00

It was no coincidence that the Kremlin's threats to bomb terrorist bases in Afghanistan came on the eve of the Minsk security summit

26 May 00

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