Russia

Russia's Human Rights Cabal

Officially sanctioned human rights activists are a new phenomenon in Russia - but already plans are afoot to boost their numbers

14 May 01

Moves are afoot to force officials in Vladikavkaz to adopt Ossetic as the dominant language of bureaucracy

30 Apr 01

A notorious Russian colonel could use his murder trial as a springboard into politics

13 Apr 01

The lack of any hard news from the Florida peace talks sets the well-oiled rumour mill into motion

6 Apr 01

Right-wing militants are suspected of a spate of terrorist attacks

5 Apr 01

Now that Milosevic is behind bars Belgrade leaders hope to be able to get on with the job of reviving their moribund country

5 Apr 01

Bosniaks are divided over the threat posed by HDZ self-rule plans

5 Apr 01

Opposition leaders in Baku believe that Azerbaijan's lost territories can only be recovered by force

30 Mar 01

Belgrade still appears reluctant to arrest former president Slobodan Milosevic, as the clock ticks away on a US deadline for his detention.

17 Mar 01

Armenia's tender to privatise the energy sector rumbles on, with only three horses left in the race

16 Mar 01

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