Kabardino-Balkaria Clamps Down on Refugees
Refugees from Chechnya cannot get residence in a neighbouring republic - even though the law is on their side.
Refugees from Chechnya cannot get residence in a neighbouring republic - even though the law is on their side.
The authorities in Krasnodar are planning tough new measures against south Caucasian immigrants.
In his first interview since stepping down as Council of Europe rapporteur on Chechnya, Lord Judd tells IWPR the political dialogue sponsored by the body must continue.
The unrecognised republic's isolation could soon be at an end following trilateral talks to reopen the rail link with the south Caucasus.
The war-torn republic is gearing up for a constitution that will controversially affirm its status as part of Russia.
While officially ruling out any possibility of negotiating with Chechen freedom fighters, Moscow is keeping its options open.
Plans to build road through Baku cemetery may lead to destruction of thousands of old graves, including Armenian ones.
Local customs and poverty are hampering the fight against TB in Dagestan.
Scores of men from the mountains of Khevsureti are being enlisted to help guard Georgia's troubled border with Chechnya.
The expected management takeover of Armenia's nuclear power station hands even greater control of the country's energy sector to Russia.