21.   Demonstrations are tolerated occasionally, as long as they address economic issues such as overdue wages.

22.   Demonstrations by miners demanding overdue wages continue in the capital, Kiev, and several towns in the coal-producing eastern Ukraine.

23.   Demonstrations are tolerated occasionally, as long as they address economic issues such as overdue wages, but open opposition to the president is prohibited.

24.   Dozens of workers in the Russian Far East region blocked the Trans-Siberian railway on Tuesday, demanding that the government pay overdue wages.

25.   Despite the harsh conditions and dim prospects for improvement, the miners agreed to return to work after being promised only a portion of their overdue wages.

26.   He promised to pay overdue wages, compensate investors who had lost their savings in fraudulent investment schemes and increase the benefits of pensioners.

27.   However, many doubt whether Yeltsin will be able to solve such deep-rooted problems such as the overdue wages and pensions.

28.   If Russia cannot raise enough cash through taxes, loans or privatization sales, it may have to print more money to pay off overdue wages and pensions.

29.   If the government can raise money through privatization sales, it may have to print more money to pay off overdue wages and pensions.

30.   In at least one region, Krasnodar, teachers said local authorities paid their overdue wages last week to defuse the protest.