In Iraq’s Kurdish north, voters formed long lines to get their first chance in decades to make their voices heard. As they went in they expressed hope that this day would prove a turning-point for the Kurdish region and Iraq generally.
IWPR’s trainee journalists in and around Sulaimaniyah – one of 14 locations across Iraq where reporters were on assignment - took these photographs on election day, January 30, 2005.
Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.
Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.
Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?
Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.
Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.
Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.
