Russia

Abkhaz Contender Struck From Ballot

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

In a country normally associated with strong Christian identity, many are opting for the old gods.

19 Aug 04

Abkhaz tourist season is saved by a bizarre political stunt.

19 Aug 04

A dissident mayor and his local police force have sparked a political crisis in Dagestan.

19 Aug 04

Ossetian and Georgian forces on brink of war as Tbilisi accuses Russia of meddling.

11 Aug 04

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