Middle East

Kurdish Activists Confirm Damning Human Rights Report

Security forces in the north are accused of holding suspects without charges and subjecting them to physical abuse.

26 Jul 07

Arab and international media republish work of murdererd reporter, while UNHCR commends IWPR's work in Iraq.

24 Jul 07

As if the Taleban weren’t bad enough, the Afghan government seems to be facing an insurrection within its own ranks.

24 Jul 07

By Merdijana Sadovic in Prague (TU No 511, 20-July-07)

21 Jul 07

Children of Arabs, who’ve fled violence in the rest of the country, struggling to settle in their new home.

21 Jul 07

Is Iran using Afghan soil to fight a proxy battle against the United States?

20 Jul 07

Women in this western city are flocking to literacy classes, which are transforming their lives.

17 Jul 07

Violence claims IWPR reporter who helped establish a ground-breaking radio show on women’s issues.

15 Jul 07

By Merdijana Sadovic in Sarajevo (TU No 510, 13-July-07)

14 Jul 07

Reuters impressed with IWPR trainees in Helmand, while local PRT press spokesman says journalists are asking him tougher questions.

13 Jul 07

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