Azerbaijan: Road Schemes Under Scrutiny
Campaigners have questioned the cost and quality of multi-million dollar projects.
Campaigners have questioned the cost and quality of multi-million dollar projects.
Patients say increases unlikely to stem culture of bribe-taking in health service.
Already hit by recession, people fear pain from massive price rise.
Some students, lecturers and education experts claim low standards, failure to integrate with Europe.
Independent media say ban on unauthorised recordings will hamper reporting.
Although many of the candidates nominated for the forthcoming elections in Tajikistan are young, the past record suggests that few of them will make it into parliament or local councils.
Two decades on, president intervenes to speed up promised accommodation.
The difficulties of working as an independent journalist in the Russian Caucasus.