Chechen Students Shun Anti-war Festival
Nearly 60 student groups from the former Soviet Union attend a Nalchik festival aimed at uniting young people against military conflict
11 Aug 00
Central Asia
Azeri Fishermen Plunder Sturgeon Stocks
Corrupt officials in Azerbaijan are suspected of lining their pockets with the proceeds of illegal sturgeon fishing.
26 May 00
Will the Taliban Reap the Whirlwind?
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
Muslim Volunteers Swell Chechen Forces
Russians tighten up security in the Chechen lowlands as rebel forces announce the start of the spring campaign
17 May 00
Gantamirov Demands Revenge
Political loose cannon Bislan Gantimirov hits out at recent peace initiatives in Chechnya, calling for the total annihilation of the rebel forces.
5 May 00
Calm Before the Storm
The president of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is stubbornly resisting repeated attempts to dilute his authority.
28 Apr 00
Azerbaijan's Eternal Refugees
Although welcoming financial and material incentives to return to their homes, Azerbaijan's refugee population appears unwilling to give up their temporary status and return to Nagorny Karabakh.
24 Mar 00
Baku Pipeline Threatened
Investors are getting cold feet over plans to build a pipeline which would break the Russian and Iranian stranglehold on Caspian oil wells.
25 Feb 00
Portrait of a Warlord
Russian troops locked in the "final assault" on Grozny have been astonished by the ferocity of the rebel resistance. In the heart of the Chechen capital, they are coming up against the cream of the guerrilla forces, led by battle-hardened veterans of the
21 Jan 00
Almaty Shuns Chechen Refugees
Despite traditionally pro-Chechen sympathies, Kazakhstan has succumbed to unrelenting Russian propaganda, giving Chechen refugees an icy reception.
14 Jan 00
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