Iraqi Kurdistan

Afghanistan: June ‘07

Reuters impressed with IWPR trainees in Helmand, while local PRT press spokesman says journalists are asking him tougher questions.

Iraq: June '07

IWPR establishes fund to support journalists in danger in a month which saw the Iraq team lose two reporters.

Kurdish Leaders Debate Polygamy Ban

Proposed law reignites long-standing debate among Kurds about whether polygamy hurts or helps women.

Iraqi Sex Slaves Recount Ordeals

Women looking for work are being tricked into sexual slavery, with some trafficked abroad.

Bleak Future for Nineweh Minorities

A number of communities say they face constant threats and political marginalisation.

Project Developments – 31 December 2006

Project Developments – 31 March 2007

Baghdad Hospitals Stretched to the Limit

Under-resourced state hospitals struggle to cope with the carnage from suicide attacks and car bombings.

Mud Schools in Forgotten Land

Enterprising tribesmen, fed up with officials’ failure to address their education needs, build their own makeshift schools.

Kurdish Women Resent New Passport System

A law requiring women to have a male guardian sign their passport application angers women in Iraqi Kurdistan.