Azeri Youth Protest Foiled
Police detain organisers and head off demonstrators so that only a few make it to protest march.
Police detain organisers and head off demonstrators so that only a few make it to protest march.
Many parents take girls out of school and marry them off.
Overall trend seems to be towards less female representation in elected and appointed posts.
Four women in parliament “not an achievement, but a disgrace”, says leading member.
Opposition leaders say government should focus on achievable economic deals with Moscow rather than pressing political demands.
Representatives of Armenian evangelical churches see benefit of IWPR-sponsored debates on religious intolerance.
Training session aims to raise journalists’ awareness of vulnerability of natural disaster victims.
Rather than await elections, opposition parties want mass protests against government.