Photo Essay

A medical volunteer in Bustan al-Qasr district stands in front of a ruined building holding a banner that says, “Truly, Aleppo is the most dangerous city in the world.” (Photo: Ammar Abdullah)

Taking Back the Syrian Revolution

Aleppo residents return to the streets to defend the ideal of a peaceful popular uprising.

29 Aug 14

Many of the barricades still stand on the Maidan. Each has a pedestrian entrance. (Photo: John MacLeod)

Kiev's Maidan Encampment

Some live here round the clock; outsiders come to pay tribute to the dead and be part of this ongoing event.

25 Apr 14

Children play on the stairs in the Bagebi dormitory; they have no other place to go. © Mark Rafaelov

Georgia: Strangers in Their Own Land

What was meant as temporary refuge has become home to people who fled Abkhazia two decades ago.

24 Feb 14

Ledici now stands all but deserted, high in the mountains south of Bosnia’s capital. © Sanja Vrzić

Ghost Village in Bosnia

Images of Ledici, deserted after war swept through a small Serb community.

6 Apr 13

An IWPR workshop targeting Iraqi women, October 2011, Baghdad. (Photo: IWPR)

IWPR Courses Inspire New Generation of Iraqi Women

Workshop participants start producing public-service advertising for local media.

23 Dec 11

Men working at the cemetery in the town of Dastakert, where 70 per cent of residents are refugees from Baku, Sumgait and Kirovabad in Azerbaijan. They are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the local copper plant in Dastakert, which despite its detrimental effect on the environment promises much-needed jobs. (Photo: Sara Anjargolian)

Armenia: Living on the Edge

Images of refugees settled in border areas of Armenia.

9 Dec 11

Almazbek Atambaev is sworn in as president of Kyrgyzstan on December 1. (Photo: Sultan Dosaliev/Kyrgyz presidential press office)

Kyrgyzstan's New Leader Sworn In

President Atambaev shares inauguration ceremony stage with his predecessor as head of state – a first for Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia generally.

2 Dec 11

People have been waiting to vote since 5.30 in the morning at one of the main polling stations in Goma, located at the Faraja Institute. (Photo: Mélanie Gouby)

Election Day Calm in Eastern DRC

Numerous reports of irregularities mar generally peaceful vote.

30 Nov 11

This home in Chiragli was destroyed in the conflict and never rebuilt. (Photo: Orhan Orhanov)

Lives on the Line in Azerbaijan

Villagers eke out existence along "line of control" facing Armenian-held territory.

15 Nov 11

Homes in Kond are patched up with wood, metal or plastic as residents do not want to invest in more lasting repairs, since demolition could come at any time. (Photo: Mary Aleksanyan)

Condemned Homes in Armenian Capital

Five years after their neighbourhood was placed under demolition order, residents see little sign of progress.

31 Oct 11

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