Middle East

Sunnis Complain of Random Arrests, Torture

Discovery of tortured detainees at secret Baghdad jail ratchets up tensions between Sunni Arab leaders and Shia-led government.

28 Nov 05

Enterprising traders come up with solution for chronic shortages of drinking water.

24 Nov 05

IWPR reporter describes the aftermath of a suicide bomb attack in the capital.

24 Nov 05

Fatherless families send children as young as eight out to work on the streets.

24 Nov 05

Violence shocks a quiet Kurdish city unaccustomed to the violence seen elsewhere in Iraq.

24 Nov 05

Once protected by Saddam's regime, prostitutes now fear for their lives.

24 Nov 05

President Niazov seems to be on a roll, extracting the best possible deal on the gas he sells Ukraine. But how long will his winning streak last?

24 Nov 05

Women attorneys maintain that discrimination in the courts runs rampant.

24 Nov 05

Rates benefiting married government workers are discriminatory, say unmarried women.

24 Nov 05

Kurdish and Arab residents increasingly at odds over former’s demand for town’s reincorporation into Kurdistan.

23 Nov 05

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