Middle East

Iraq: Jun ‘09

IWPR report on threats against journalists results in police investigation and promises of better security.

6 Aug 09

Some local analysts believe Washington may have taken an indirect swipe at president’s re-election campaign.

5 Aug 09

Internet campaigns clash with official intolerance of pressure groups.

5 Aug 09

Key events in the history of Afghanistan since 2000.

5 Aug 09

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

4 Aug 09

Prominent Iraqi women, attending an IWPR training event, discuss problems and obstacles they have to overcome in post-Saddam Iraq.

4 Aug 09

Empty Armenian border villages raise security concerns.

4 Aug 09

Economic concerns expected to drive young people to the polls.

3 Aug 09

Independent electoral commission says few of those competing for the post are eligible to do so.

31 Jul 09

Drought and unemployment lead many to flee rural poverty.

31 Jul 09

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