Russia

Georgia: Pankisi in Firing Line

Chechen refugees in Pankisi fear they will be in Russia’s sights after Beslan tragedy.

23 Sep 04

Abolition of direct elections in the North Caucasus likely to deepen bureaucratic feuds and corruption.

23 Sep 04

Unanswered questions about the identity of the group who seized the school in Beslan.

23 Sep 04

Ethnically-mixed community in the Prigorodny Region on high alert.

15 Sep 04

An opposition candidate is barred from Abkhazia’s presidential race while Moscow backs the prime minister.

6 Sep 04

How, during the Beslan siege, 40 family members of Chechen rebel leaders were arrested and forced to denounce their relatives

6 Sep 04

Grieving Ossetians are venting their rage both against the local government and the neighbouring Ingush.

6 Sep 04

Two teenage boys and a grandmother tell of captors who joked one minute and threatened to kill their hostages the next.

6 Sep 04

Sporadic shooting continues hours after Russian assault on school where hundreds of children are held hostage.

3 Sep 04

Is Moscow’s support for South Ossetia in the current dispute with Georgia working against its own interests?

25 Aug 04

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