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Letter from the Executive Director

Welcome to IWPR’s new online environment.

It is a perilous moment for news – and for news gatherers. While international media see their business models collapse, the danger for journalists in the field has never been greater. Yet we re-launch our website with radical hope

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Iraq After US Withdrawal – End of Era or New Beginning?

Hiwa Osman

Time for Iraqi leaders to take steps to prevent regional players moving in to further their own agendas.

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Armenian Gays Face Intolerance, Discrimination

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When I was commissioned to write an article about Armenia’s gay community, I did not anticipate the problems I would face finding people to talk to. It took me a month to arrange the meetings I needed, each of them laboriously set up via a mutual friend.

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Reporting for Change: A Handbook for Local Journalists in Crisis Areas

Reporters at the frontlines are at risk as never before. But with many countries moving towards democracy, the role of local journalists has never been more important. This book is a practical, hands-on manual to help local journalists contribute to positive change in societies undergoing major crises.

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Abdul Latif Sahak

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IWPR-trained reporter in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.

I was born on April 4, 1978 in Dehdadi district of Balkh province into a middle- class family. My father sent me to the local high school, Shahid Balkhi, in 2005 despite his own financial problems because he was keen that other members of his family should be given chances he never had. I had left school in 1996 with average grades.

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