Photo Essay

An IWPR workshop targeting Iraqi women, October 2011, Baghdad. (Photo: IWPR)
Photo Essay
IWPR Courses Inspire New Generation of Iraqi Women
Farah Ali
23 Dec 11
Workshop participants start producing public-service advertising for local media.
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Men working at the cemetery in the town of Dastakert, where 70 per cent of residents are refugees from Baku, Sumgait and Kirovabad in Azerbaijan. They are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the local copper plant in Dastakert, which despite its detrimental effect on the environment promises much-needed jobs. (Photo: Sara Anjargolian)
Photo Essay
Armenia: Living on the Edge
Sara Anjargolian
9 Dec 11
Images of refugees settled in border areas of Armenia.
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Almazbek Atambaev is sworn in as president of Kyrgyzstan on December 1. (Photo: Sultan Dosaliev/Kyrgyz presidential press office)
Photo Essay
Kyrgyzstan's New Leader Sworn In
Timur Toktonaliev
2 Dec 11
President Atambaev shares inauguration ceremony stage with his predecessor as head of state – a first for Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia generally.
People have been waiting to vote since 5.30 in the morning at one of the main polling stations in Goma, located at the Faraja Institute. (Photo: Mélanie Gouby)
Photo Essay
Election Day Calm in Eastern DRC
Mélanie Gouby
30 Nov 11
Numerous reports of irregularities mar generally peaceful vote.
This home in Chiragli was destroyed in the conflict and never rebuilt. (Photo: Orhan Orhanov)
Photo Essay
Lives on the Line in Azerbaijan
Orhan Orhanov
15 Nov 11
Villagers eke out existence along "line of control" facing Armenian-held territory.
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Homes in Kond are patched up with wood, metal or plastic as residents do not want to invest in more lasting repairs, since demolition could come at any time. (Photo: Mary Aleksanyan)
Photo Essay
Condemned Homes in Armenian Capital
Mary Aleksanyan
31 Oct 11
Five years after their neighbourhood was placed under demolition order, residents see little sign of progress.
Like many radio stations in eastern DRC, RTNC is seriously under-resourced, with limited means to produce and broadcast programmes. Equipment and working conditions are rudimentary. (Photo: Mélanie Gouby) As part of national commemorations of the 2010 revolution and the violence that accompanied it, mourners visited the graves of relatives killed during the protests. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko) Visiting the front lines where some of the most ferocious fighting took place. (Photo: Hossein Salmanzadeh, Fars News Agency) Marziyeh Abshari, a rare example of a woman who runs her own café, has to transport all the foodstuffs and fuel she needs by mule. (Photo: Azin Zanjani) In a carefree moment, an Uzbek girl plays with a ball on the streets of Osh, February 2011. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko) Yalda night celebrations bring together family members all across Iran. (Photo: Hassan Ghaedi, Fars News Agency)
(Photo: Farshid Alyan) This mural adds a touch of (painted-on) nature to a residential area of the Iranian capital. (Photo: Saba Karimi) Homes in Kond are patched up with wood, metal or plastic as residents do not want to invest in more lasting repairs, since demolition could come at any time. (Photo: Mary Aleksanyan) This home in Chiragli was destroyed in the conflict and never rebuilt. (Photo: Orhan Orhanov) With the male population of working age abroad, women have replaced men in places like this brick-making factory in southern Tajikistan. (Photo: David Trilling) Unveiling of the fourth home-grown car, the Dena. (Photo: Hamed Haghdoost, Fars News Agency)