Central Asia

Ossetia Refuses to Disarm

Tensions remain high in heavily armed North Ossetia, where few trust the authorities to keep the peace.

13 Oct 04

Is a proposed relaxation of citizenship laws a benefit or a danger for Armenia?

13 Oct 04

North Ossetia’s next-door neighbour waits for a reaction after revelations that there were Ingush among the hostage-takers.

6 Sep 04

Some of the world’s most displaced people have left southern Russia for Philadelphia.

11 Aug 04

Although the ‘Nakhichevan clan’ continues to run Azerbaijan, their home region sees no benefits.

19 May 04

Hundreds of Azerbaijani women are being trafficked each year and the scale of the problem is only now becoming evident.

21 Apr 04

New foreign minister expected to raise the country's profile, but no real change in policies expected.

8 Apr 04

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

Everything from city streets to the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline may soon bear the name of former president Heidar Aliev.

18 Mar 04

Azerbaijanis breeders are struggling to keep alive a centuries-old horse rearing tradition.

11 Mar 04

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