Do Kyrgyz Journalists Need Formal Education?
Sabina Reingold looks at the arguments for and against attending a formal journalism course in Kyrgyzstan.
US Base in Kyrgyzstan Renamed but Remains
Terms of new agreement mean airbase officially becomes transit hub for Afghan operation, but some analysts see no real change.
Kyrgyzstan: Yet Another Tax Amnesty
Government forced to revise plan to allow people to own up to undeclared assets.
Caucasus: May ‘09
Journalists in ethnic Azeri province of Georgia say IWPR has helped to markedly improve their reporting skills.
Witness Testifies on Army and Police Campaigns in Kosovo
International monitor says “joint control post” coordinated Yugoslav army and Serb police actions.
Serbia Probes Media Role in War Crimes
Opinion divided over prospects of investigation into incitement by journalists during the Balkan wars.
Serb Police Chief Denies Krajina Authorities Ordered Evacuation
Witness describes how panicked Serbs fled Benkovac when Croatian offensive began.
Civil War Statues Keep Bad Memories Alive
Manuchehr Mirzoev reports from the southwestern Tajik city of Qurghonteppa where residents are deeply divided over monuments to commanders from one side of a bloody civil war.
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