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Iraq: Oct/Nov ‘09

Senior Kurdish official offers help to impoverished former fighter featured in IWPR story.

Alarm as Turkmen Migration Law Gets Even Tougher

Human Rights Debate Contrasts East and West

When former Soviet diplomat Ishenbay Abdurazakov addressed students in the Kyrgyz capital, talk turned to the issue of whether western human rights values apply in this Central Asian state.

Kyrgyz Anti-Corruption Drive Catches Them Young

A campaign to root out corruption has been launched in Kyrgyzstan’s schools, the idea being that children acquire their values, good and bad, at an early age.

Youth Debate Role in Driving Social Change

Nuraim Ryskulova reports on a national youth camp where young people gathered from all over Kyrgyzstan to discuss how they could change their country for the better.

Embattled Iraqis Unmoved by Election Saga

Breakthrough in prolonged dispute over planned elections means little to Iraqis still facing violence and hardship.

International Justice/ICTY: Oct/Nov ‘09

Leading human rights activist says IWPR’s even-handed coverage of Karadzic trial important in Serbia where much media reporting on Hague cases is selective.

Concern at High Maternal Mortality Rates in Kyrgyzstan

Healthcare system under scrutiny as increasing numbers of women die in childbirth.

Caucasus: Oct/Nov ‘09

IWPR Karabakh workshop participants find out how web journalism can enhance work of journalists and activists.

International Justice/ICTY: Oct/Nov ‘09

Reporter looks back at opening day of long-anticipated trial of former Bosnian Serb leader.