Afghanistan: Jun ‘09
Leading press freedom organisation praises IWPR investigation on difficulties faced by female Afghan journalists.
7 Aug 09
Iran
Right to Vote Limited for Women
Many women will be prevented from voting in Afghanistan’s elections by the men who control their lives.
6 Aug 09
Sulaimaniyah Violence Fears
Some warn of post-election clashes if fraud is suspected at the polls.
27 Jul 09
The Village of Widows
Women in Herat cope alone after losing husbands to drug trafficking.
23 Jul 09
Rules – What Rules? How Iran's Election Was Funded
As Mahmoud Ahmedinejad drew on state resources to support his campaign, neither he nor his rivals made it clear where they got their funding from.
15 Jul 09
Iranian Clerics Diminished by Silence Over Protests
Of the senior Shia figures who backed the opposition candidate ahead of the election, few spoke out afterwards when protesters cried foul.
14 Jul 09
Basra Plagued by Mine Menace
UN critical of pace of landmine clearance, warning it’ll be decades before targets met.
3 Jul 09
On Seeing the Death of Neda
Syrian journalist tells of being moved by the death of a woman in a Tehran street.
25 Jun 09
Herat Farmers Ditching Poppy for Saffron
Could world’s most expensive spice be answer to search for alternative to poppy cultivation?
24 Jun 09
Afghanistan: May '09
IWPR seeking to bridge gap between classroom studies and daily practice in Herat.
22 Jun 09
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