Syria Urged to Free Rights Activists
Statement calls for immediate release of Mazen Darwish, Hussein Gharir and Hani Zaitani.
17 May 13
Middle East
Security Remains Top Risk for Iraqi Journalists
Despite ongoing violence, some reporters argue that excessive security checks stop them getting the story.
2 May 13
Alarm at Attacks on Turkish Armenians
While Istanbul police say common criminals carried out assaults, others suspect an ethnic motive.
22 Feb 13
Existential Fears in Afghanistan
Local experts say unchecked pressure from neighbours could fracture the state.
5 Feb 13
Karabakh Offers New Home to Syrian Armenians
Resettlement scheme angers Azerbaijan, which sees it as an obstruction to an eventual peace deal.
14 Jan 13
Tough "Cybercrimes Bill" on Hold in Iraq
Critics say law combines sweeping descriptions of “information crimes” with excessive penalties.
24 Dec 12
Iraq Amnesty Could Set Killers Loose
Draft law intended to promote return to normality, but critics warn of opposite effect if militants believe they have impunity.
23 Oct 12
Georgia At The Crossroads
Politics has, it seems, never been so popular in Georgia. But the voters are being offered two very different views on the country's future by parties contesting the coming parliamentary elections.
8 Oct 12
Oversimplifying Syria
Revolution is a struggle to dislodge the Assad regime, not the internecine conflict it is sometimes portrayed as.
20 Sep 12
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