Violence Drives Doctors From Iraq
Patients suffer as medics under threat leave the country.
Food Rations Cut Hurting Poor
The government has slashed subsidised food, despite rising poverty.
Kurdish Press Freedom Abuses
The authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are coming down hard on probing journalists.
Iraq: Shooting the Messenger
The spiraling sectarian violence is taking its toll on IWPR journalists - but they’re determined to keep going.
Mobile Phones Used to Text Threats
Modern cellphones may be convenient, but many Iraqis are abandoning them because they bear nothing but bad news.
Downside of Iraqi Marriage Boom
Judges and doctors concerned at growing numbers of underage brides.
Kurds Finally Get Anfal Reckoning
Saddam and his henchmen go on trial for their role in notorious military operation nearly 20 years ago.
Turkmenistan: Pressed into Service
Recruiters will take anyone, no matter how unfit, to fill the ranks of an army whose main job is to provide a free labour force.
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IWPR Women’s Prize for Journalism
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World Press Freedom Day 2024
On World Press Freedom Day we focus on local journalists facing myriad challenges in the tireless pursuit of truth and their enduring efforts to bring meaningful change.
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