Battling for Power in Basra
Exerting military clout and carving up lucrative businesses are the order of the day in southern Iraqi politics.
15 Aug 07
Middle East
Introduction
A series of reports by IWPR journalists in six key regions show the rule of law ranges from being woefully inadequate to effectively non-existant.
14 Aug 07
Displaced Arabs Languish in Makeshift Camps
Some Arabs who fled to Iraqi Kurdistan to escape intimidation and violence have received little official help.
10 Aug 07
Unlikely Sunni-Shia-Secular Opposition Bloc Mooted
They plan to form a grand opposition alliance and may seek to bring down the government.
10 Aug 07
Nakhichevan – Another Azerbaijan
Life is poor in Azerbaijan’s exclave province, where the authorities keep everything tightly under control.
2 Aug 07
Shia and Sunni MPs Fear American Withdrawal
Politicians from both groups warn US pullout would give radicals control.
31 Jul 07
Armenia Concerned at Caucasus Arms Race
Could dissolution of CFE treaty herald outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus?
27 Jul 07
North Caucasus Women Ply Secret Trade
Cash-strapped young women reveal how they go abroad to earn money fleecing men at nightclubs.
27 Jul 07
Kurds Bemoan Soaring Cost of Living
Residents say low salaries and runaway inflation means that they can barely make ends meet.
26 Jul 07
Kurdish Activists Confirm Damning Human Rights Report
Security forces in the north are accused of holding suspects without charges and subjecting them to physical abuse.
26 Jul 07
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