Qassim Khidhir

Hard-won freedoms may be at risk if outlets attempt to hold politicians and officials to account.
“They think being a good woman means you must be silent.”
They’ve better opportunities than they did under Saddam, but have become the target of insurgents.
IWPR-trained reporter returns to find grim, desolate city, barely recognisable from the “fabulous” place he last visited 12 years ago.