IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Training sessions boost capacity of journalists from provinces that tend to be overlooked by the Kabul media.
IWPR radio reports lead to officials assisting refugees from the South Ossetian conflict.
The falling value of the Tajik currency, the somoni, has been accompanied by rising prices.
Businesses in the northern province of Soghd are complaining that their trade has fallen away due to the international financial crisis.
The Tajik government is pursuing a programme to deter young people from using drugs, but the number of addicts is rising.
NGOs say pressing countries to fully cooperate with court in return for progress on accession has done little to repair damage to society.
Syrians may find it hard to put names to government ministers, but they know they don’t much care for them.
But some believe negotiations may resume despite rhetoric.
Online systems should save time, but there is some resistance to change.
Government needs to do more to counter the effects of global recession.