Middle East
Iraq: Dec '09/Jan ‘10
A series of training sessions help improve skills of reporters, editors and television producers.
Kurdistan's Wild West
Calls for Mixed Marriages Shrugged Off
Video produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, February 2010.
Taleban Buying Guns From Former Warlords
Insurgents in north take advantage of big arms caches retained by ex-militiamen in contravention of major disarmament programme.
Villagers Cut Off by Border Move
Armenian farmers lose access to fields in frontier demarcation.
Polluted Water Causes Food Poisoning
Use of dirty river water to irrigate crops means hidden risks in fruit and vegetables.
Concerns Over Copycat Uprisings in Kurdistan
Top security official tours region urging residents to express frustrations peacefully, in wake of Pirmagrun riot.
Herati Divisions Over US Consulate Plan
Some say diplomatic mission will bring risk of attacks, but others hopeful it will boost city.
Mourning Festival Galvanises Shia
Shia Muslims defy bombings to mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein.