Azeez Mahmood
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Conference presses government to combat abuse, honour killings.
IWPR newspaper produced during elections in Iraqi Kurdistan wins praise for balance and presentation.
Some warn of post-election clashes if fraud is suspected at the polls.
Business appears to trump political differences as long-standing foes build closer ties.
PUK officials back president’s much-criticised attempt to muzzle party members.
Officials concerned series of gastric infections may signal outbreak of killer disease.
Schools in the Kurdish north are encouraging adult education for women who never had a chance to go to school when they were young.
Poor quality of mental health services thought to account for popularity of local faith healers.
Authorities provide women with their own petrol station to spare them the discomfort of queuing days for fuel.
Kurdish women’s rights activists say blood money payment in a high-profile case sets a dangerous precedent for crimes against women.