Kirkuk Tensions Rise as Fateful Ballot Nears
Looming referendum to decide Kirkuk’s future fuels sectarian violence in this mixed city.
15 Aug 07
Turkey
Checkpoints: Baghdad's Russian Roulette
Security-aware Iraqis try to minimise the risks as they negotiate their way through Baghdad.
15 Aug 07
Nakhichevan – Another Azerbaijan
Life is poor in Azerbaijan’s exclave province, where the authorities keep everything tightly under control.
2 Aug 07
Armenia Concerned at Caucasus Arms Race
Could dissolution of CFE treaty herald outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus?
27 Jul 07
North Caucasus Women Ply Secret Trade
Cash-strapped young women reveal how they go abroad to earn money fleecing men at nightclubs.
27 Jul 07
Iraqi Sex Slaves Recount Ordeals
Women looking for work are being tricked into sexual slavery, with some trafficked abroad.
12 Jul 07
Caucasian Enemies Engage in Unofficial Trade
Karabakh conflict doesn’t stop Armenians and Azeris buying each others’ goods.
15 Jun 07
Kurdish Women Resent New Passport System
A law requiring women to have a male guardian sign their passport application angers women in Iraqi Kurdistan.
14 Jun 07
Energy Crisis Threatens Investment
Investors in Iraqi Kurdistan say escalating fuel costs are trying their patience.
14 Jun 07
Caucasian Migrants' Struggle in Russia
Armenians and Azerbaijanis look for ways round new curbs on migrant workers, while Georgians take most of the heat.
25 May 07
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