Show All

No Going Back for Syrian Uprising

Regime attempting to bring protesters to their knees but this only seems to make them more determined.

Mubarak may be gone, but Egyptians continue to flock to Cairo’s main square to urge reforms. (Photo: Ammar Al Shahbander/IWPR)

Interview

Role of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Unclear

Religious movement expected be major player in coming elections, but its policies remain ambiguous.

First Person

Bahraini Regime Strangling Dissent

Trade union members, journalists and opposition parties are being systematically silenced by the authorities.

Editorial Comment

Economy Key to Egyptian Transition

Without key reforms the opportunities of the revolution may be squandered.

Protests at Sana’a university. (Photo: Email4mobile/Wikimedia)

Saleh Continues Divide-And-Rule Tactics

Yemeni president keeps up his tried and tested method of weakening dissent.

First Person

Reform Has Quelled Jordan's Protests – For Now

Measures taken by king helping manage discontent – but he has to do much more if he wants monarchy to survive.

Story Behind the Story

The Arab Spring project

IWPR Insight

Iraqi Media Freedoms Under Threat

First Person

Bahraini Activist Defies Threats

President of Bahraini group says he will continue to campaign against torture and unfair imprisonment, despite intimidation by the security forces.

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.

FOCUS

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.

Connect with us

VIDEOS: Turkey-Syria earthquake aftermath