Iraq Language Gap Probed
Language dispute highlights growing Arab-Kurd tensions.
Basra Official Says Reports Influential
Senior Basra official believes IWPR stories on social, economic and cultural issues in region will concentrate minds of authorities.
Report Helps Iraqi Mine Victims
Director of hospital offers treatment after being moved by story about amputee.
Report Secures Aid for Veteran Peshmerga
Senior Kurdish official offers help to impoverished former fighter featured in IWPR story.
Erbil Eyes Archaeological Tourism
Government plans to renovate ancient citadel in Kurdistan’s capital.
Philippines Massacre
With mass killings in Maguindanao, Philippines now ranks as world’s most dangerous country for journalists. Photographs by Jes Aznar (27-Nov-09).
Georgia: Russian Border Opening Plan Under Scrutiny
Mixed motives seen in proposed move to end three-year frontier closure.
Azerbaijan: Ethnic Azeri Immigrants in Rights Struggle
They say the country’s immigration law makes it hard for them to gain permanent residence permits.
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