Dagestani Students Volunteer for Islamist Groups
Alarm bells ring as young men slip away to join militant Islamists.
Alarm bells ring as young men slip away to join militant Islamists.
President Alexander Dzasokhov caught everyone by surprise by resigning, but some doubt his successor will be much of an improvement.
Locals said to have suffered beatings and sexual abuse during police questioning following May uprising.
Corruption and fake documents means many flats are disputed by two or even more people.
State oppression is combined with indifference from local human rights groups.
Vladimir Putin's anti-media drive may serve to consolidate democratic opposition against the acting president's regime
Villagers welcome “unprecedented” verdict from European Court of Human Rights.
Relations between Russia and Georgia are more strained than ever following Georgia's signature on key agreements at the OSCE summit which underline a shifting alignment towards Europe and the United States.
Ingush uprooted by war with North Ossetia sceptical that new cooperation accord between the two republics will enable them to return.
Attacks on reporters may jeapordise EU membership bid.