Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Still Behind Bars
Russian prisoners sent home from Guantanamo Bay remain in custody and their families are in the dark about what will happen to them.
27 Mar 04
Russia
Putin Landslide Raises Eyebrows
Sharp differences between official figures and reported turnout in the presidential election in the North Caucasus.
18 Mar 04
Chechnya: Moscow Strikes at Maskhadov
Rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov’s military power has been virtually broken by the loss of his two most powerful commanders, while the Islamic wing grows stronger.
11 Mar 04
Don't Take us for Fools
Remote Caucasian village keeps a keen but sceptical eye on Putin election, in an area that has seen few benefits from the new Russia.
4 Mar 04
Russia “Forcing” Camp Closures
Chechen refugees in Ingushetia’s tent camps are coming under intense pressure go home.
26 Feb 04
Chechnya: Rewriting History
Sixty years on, there will be little public commemoration of the Stalinist deportations of the Chechen people.
21 Feb 04
Caucasians Targeted in Wake of Moscow Blast
The attack on the Moscow metro spreads anxiety, xenophobia and uncertainty on the eve of the presidential elections.
13 Feb 04
Armenia: Crossed Lines Over Telecoms Deal
Greek telecom’s investment in Armenia turns sour as both sides go to court.
5 Feb 04
Georgian Leader's Abkhaz Choices
New Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili begins a rethink of his country’s policy on Abkhazia.
29 Jan 04
Georgia: Ajaria Tension Grows
The opposition grows bolder in Georgia’s dissident Black Sea province.
15 Jan 04
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