Life In Chechen Areas Under Russian Army Control
By Maria Eismont, recently in Samashki, Chechnya (CRS No. 9, 3-Dec-99)
By Maria Eismont, recently in Samashki, Chechnya (CRS No. 9, 3-Dec-99)
Locals try to break dependence on aid by taking out loans to start new businesses.
Grozny’s football club is so determined to compete in the Russian league that it has relocated 200 km from home.
Chechen leader Maskhadov's offer of talks has been rebuffed. Moscow is aiming to settle the "Chechen problem" once and for all.
Moscow's determination to root out those connected with the theatre hostage tragedy sparks fears in Chechnya.
The pro-Moscow elite in Grozny demonstrates its loyalty to the Russian president
The success or failure of Putin's "Chechenisation" policy is hanging in the balance.
As the war goes on, fundamentalist Islamists in Chechnya are becoming bolder and more violent.
Envoy of rebel Chechen president tells IWPR he looks forward to fighting Russian extradition charges in a British court.
A champion of the rights of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia is kidnapped