Middle East

Death of Editor Shocks Armenia

Who Benefits from Streamlined Indictments?

Tribunal judges claim cuts to indictments will speed up trials - prosecutors fear it will jeopardise their prospects of winning cases.

Georgia: Winter Gas Gamble

After rejecting Russian gas, Georgia looks to Azerbaijan and Turkey for emergency supplies.

Security Crisis Puts Paid to Baghdad Wedding Joy

Once lively, loud occasions, marriage ceremonies are now restrained, rather downbeat affairs.

Left on the Shelf

The number of so-called old maids, or unmarried women, in Iraq has increased over the last two decades.

Turkey a Magnet for Migrant Workers

High unemployment in Turkmenistan is forcing thousands of people to work as illegal migrants in Turkey.

Turkmen Army Unfit for Service

Army recruiters in Turkmenistan will take anyone, no matter how unfit, to fill the ranks of an army whose main job is to provide a free labour force. IWPR has learned that the military is even calling up people with disabilities in its desperate attempt t

Activists Defy Extremists in Call for Tolerance

Female civil society campaigners work with clerics from different faiths to promote dialogue and unity.

Turkmen-Iran Free Trade Zone Withers

Hopes that business and cultural links would be boosted have been dashed by lack of interest from both Turkmen and Iranian governments.

Sunnis Fight Off Insurgents

Sunnis targeted by al-Qaeda groups in western Iraq have formed their own militia.