Georgia Border Closure Hurts Armenians
Dozens of Armenians jailed or fined for unwittingly breaching Georgian border regulations.
13 Dec 07
Russia
Kyrgyz Parties Say Rule Change Undermines Election
A new requirement set by election officials could make it almost impossible for parties to win seats in parliament.
13 Dec 07
Opposition Claims Election Bias
As parties and NGOs accuse the electoral commission of stacking the decks in favour of the president’s party, there are warnings of protests ahead.
13 Dec 07
Personality Politics May Turn Off Kyrgyz Voters
Failure of parties to offer voters distinctive policies may result in a low turnout in the weekend parliamentary election.
13 Dec 07
Breaking Down the Uzbek-Tajik Border Divide
A shooting incident underlines how two neighbouring nations are divided by diplomatic animosity as well as fences.
12 Dec 07
Armenia AIDS Threat Growing
A mobile population, drug use and low levels of public awareness feed HIV infection rates.
11 Dec 07
Dagestan: Opposition Cries Foul Over Elections
Putin’s party predictably wins in turbulent electoral contest in which two candidates were murdered.
6 Dec 07
Chechnya: Kadyrov to Rule for Years
Constitutional referendum grants Chechen leader right to be president in perpetuity.
6 Dec 07
Chechnya's Language Dilemma
Schoolchildren speak poor Russian but have almost no Chechen text-books.
22 Nov 07
Georgia: Misha's Challenge
Why did Georgia’s young president respond so brutally to opposition protests, and what are his prospects now?
21 Nov 07
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