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A vehicle proclaims its owner&amp;#039;s ethnic allegiance as Kyrgyz as it races through Osh in the violent summer of 2010. (Photo: Inga Sikorskaya)

Kyrgyzstan Violence “Alarm Bell” for Central Asia

Regional leaders should not conclude that cure to unrest lies in more repression, analysts say.

Мухаммадкадыр Карабаев (Фото: IWPR)

Interview

Uzbek Refugees “Abandoned"

Yelena Voronina from Kyrgyzstan, who won first prize at the awards. (Photo: IWPR)

Central Asia: Oct/Nov ‘10

IWPR competition seen as providing critical support for human rights journalism in the region.

Court News

Haradinaj Leave Request Refused

Former Kosovan premier will not be granted provisional release for birth of child.

Courtside

Prosecutors Request Mladic Notebooks

Submission in Stanicic and Simatovic case says diaries of former Bosnian Serb commander contain evidence of joint criminal enterprise.

Protest over hijab ban in Azerbaijan’s state schools, held in Baku on December 10. The placard on the left says &amp;amp;amp;quot;I want to study&amp;amp;amp;quot;. (Photo: Turkhan Kerimov)

Azerbaijani Hijab Ban Controversy

While some say wearing Islamic headscarf is basic civil right, officials hint at nefarious stirring by Iran to make hijab into major issue.

Poverty Driving Young to Join Islamic Radicals

Growing Demand for Tajik-Afghan Border Trade

Lawyer Shortage in Remote Tajik Province

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

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Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.