Identity and Motive of Baghdad Bank Raiders Still Unclear
Doubts and inconsistencies surface after assault on Iraqi financial centre.
Iran: Pursuit of Morality Serves Political Aims
New drive to uphold Islamic dress code serves multiple purposes – keeping clerics happy, and testing public appetite for renewed confrontation.
Tussle Looms Over Iraqi Jewish Archive
Fate of fragile artefacts hangs in the balance amid competing claims from Baghdad and Jewish groups.
Social and Healthcare Rights
Probe of living conditions for residents of a Sulaimaniyah slum.
Kurdish Men Flex Their Muscles
Young men who once took up weapons to fight Saddam now find other ways of asserting their manhood.
Iraq: The Accidental Prisoner
An Iraqi’s tale of an odyssey through war zones, trying to reach the West but ending up in Guantanamo.
Social and Healthcare Rights
Focus on cost of treatment and problem of mentally ill people living rough.
Rights of Internally Displaced People
Spotlight on experiences of Kurds forced to leave shelled border villages.
Rights of Internally Displaced People
Uprooted families in rural Kurdistan tell of struggle to get by.
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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”
Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.
Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation
Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.
Harsh Victory at Position X
Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?
Behind the Wheel in a Macho City
Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.
Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community
Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.
Interview: The War on Disinformation
Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.