Crawling Through Trenches to Safety in Syria
Civilians narrowly escape capture or death as they evade a government checkpoint.
13 Jul 15
Middle East
Detained and Abused for Delivering Aid in Syria
After entrapment and interrogation, a series of prisons and finally a miraculous release.
8 Jul 15
Syria: A Key to No House
Family returns to village recaptured from Islamic State to find home in ruins.
2 Jul 15
Syria: A Sick Joke on April Fool's Day
In government-held areas, people think one thing and do another.
26 Jun 15
Leading IWPR's Iraq Team
The late Ammar Al Shahbander shows off the Baghdad office and talks about its work.
25 Jun 15
Keeping Islamic State Out of Georgia
In the Pankisi Gorge, locals call for more action to stop young men going off to fight in Syria.
22 Jun 15
Syria: Humiliated for a Bag of Bread
Caught while smuggling food past government soldiers.
19 Jun 15
Syria: Confusion Reigns in Kfar Nabel's School System
In areas outside government control, a patchwork of opposition groups run their own schools.
19 Jun 15
Armenian Immigrants "Hostage" to Turkish Politics
Talk of deportation highlights vulnerability of migrant workers.
19 Jun 15
Syria: "Don't Cry, I'm Alive"
A family nearly comes to grief while fleeing no-man’s land in Douma.
12 Jun 15
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