First Person

Karadzic Courtroom Drama

Reporter looks back at emotional opening day of long-awaited trial of former Bosnian Serb leader.

15 Dec 09

Following World Aids Day, an Iraqi doctor recalls his unsettling first encounter with the disease in sanctions-stricken Baghdad.

4 Dec 09

Hundreds of activists not allowed to leave the country, despite constitutional right to freedom of movement

4 Dec 09

Congolese reporter speaks of harrowing messages threatening to kill her and two colleagues.

23 Nov 09

Recent journey along infamous highway invites comparisons with edgier passage at height of insurgency.

10 Nov 09

Recent minibus driver strike rare protest in country where majority daren’t consider collective action to improve their lives.

6 Nov 09

Legal profession is failing to stand up to authorities' abuse of civil rights.

23 Oct 09

For one IWPR journalist, Iraqi Kurdish poll overshadowed by mystifying allegation of misconduct.

7 Aug 09

A young idealist finds the deceased appear to have played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan’s recent election.

4 Aug 09

Getting ahead is difficult if you don’t toe the line.

31 Jul 09

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