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Zoroastrians Face Uncertain Future in Iran

Emigration over years and centuries has left this ancient faith community much reduced.

Iraqi Energy Protests Grow

Officials call for calm and patience as citizens’ fury at outages boils over.

The Journalist Who Walked Away

The threat of violence forced an Iraqi to abandon a promising job with an international newspaper.

Iraq: Apr/May ‘10

IWPR plays key role in defending journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Campaigning for Media Rights in Iraqi Kurdistan

IWPR has been playing a key role in defending under fire journalists in the region.

World Cup Lifts Iraqi Gloom

Football crazy Iraqis forget troubles to cheer on their favourite teams.

Iraq Training Linked to Career Success

Former trainees say participation in IWPR workshops has helped them get ahead in journalism.

Identity and Motive of Baghdad Bank Raiders Still Unclear

Doubts and inconsistencies surface after assault on Iraqi financial centre.

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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.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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IWPR Women’s Prize for Journalism

IWPR’s inaugural award for outstanding journalism recognises the work of our network of women reporters worldwide. Working in often challenging environments, these journalists face additional threats such as harassment, gender-based violence and systemic misogyny.

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