Backsliding on Access to Information
The cornerstone of good governance is open information so that citizens can hold their government to account.
The cornerstone of good governance is open information so that citizens can hold their government to account.
Real democracy in the Kurdish regions will only emerge when the criteria for leadership becomes accountability and competence rather than years of military service.
Ministries move beyond press releases to provide the media with tailor-made stories - but it is still propaganda.
Officials say they’ve learnt from mistakes made in previous military operations.
Iraqi officials claimed a major military victory over Sunni insurgents near Najaf last month. But official sources reveal that the alleged militants were in fact Shia members of a religious cult that the authorities wanted to get rid of - with the help of
The prince’s deployment to southern Iraq could prove a public relations coup for the British military.
Violence and sectarianism have followed many Iraqis across the border.
Criminal cases in the Kurdish north of Iraq are increasingly being resolved through tribal mediation.
Farmgirl defies the odds to front popular Baghdad radio show.
A month into the Iraqi/American operation, residents are already seeing benefits. <i><b><a href="http://www.iwpr.net/archive/igr/igr_001.pdf">Issue 1 of the Iraqi Governance Report is available in pdf</a></b></i>