Valery Dzutsev

Uncomfortable Truths From Beslan Probe

A long-awaited report on the school siege tragedy is critical of the Russian authorities and security forces, but leaves Beslan survivors unsatisfied.

Chechnya: Aid Groups Face Hostility From Moscow

Foreign aid organisations in Chechnya find their hands are tied by Russian bureaucracy and suspicion.

Putin Reforms Cause North Caucasus Anxiety

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

Life After Beslan

IWPR’s North Caucasus editor reflects on the tragic events in North Ossetia.

Beslan After the Tragedy

Beslan Gripped by Grief and Anxiety

North Ossetian town in deep shock three days after the tragic end to the hostage siege.

North Ossetia Boils With Anger

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

Beslan Siege Unravels, Slowly and Bloodily

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

South Ossetians Fear War

Rebel province is tense as Tbilisi steps up pressure for reunification.

North Ossetia Loses Battle of Spirits

Moscow has wrested alcohol excise taxes from the North Ossetia - leaving a large hole in the republic's budget.