Photo Essay

Photographers protesting outside the interior ministry building in Tbilisi. (Photo: Nino Kharadze)

Georgian Protests Over "Spy" Photographer Arrests

Campaigners say photojournalists are being framed for taking pictures the government didn't like.

12 Jul 11

An Uzbek man breaks bread with two Kyrgyz, in a communal ceremony on June 10 to mark the first anniversary of the outbreak of bloodshed in Osh. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko)

Kyrgyzstan Remembers and Rebuilds

Images reflect progress made in repairing damaged homes, though mistrust between communities will be harder to mend.

15 Jun 11

A powerful flood in April 2010 left several families in village of Mleta (Dusheti district) without a home. Officials say they can’t provide new houses for flood victims at the moment and suggest that they stay in a school building in a neighbouring village. (Photo: Giorgi Kupatadze)

Georgia's Overlooked Disaster Victims

Thousands of people have lost homes in landslides and floods but few have been resettled.

13 May 11

As part of national commemorations of the 2010 revolution and the violence that accompanied it, mourners visited the graves of relatives killed during the protests. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko)

Kyrgyzstan Marks Uprising Date in Sorrow

Images of commemorations for those killed in April 2010 violence.

3 May 11

Screening of IWPR video on domestic violence. (Photo: IWPR)

Central Asia's Vulnerable Women

Domestic violence is all too often seen as a private matter in which the state should not intervene.

27 Apr 11

With the male population of working age abroad, women have replaced men in places like this brick-making factory in southern Tajikistan. (Photo: David Trilling)

Twilight World of Central Asian Migrants

Millions of Central Asian men desperate for work find illegal jobs in Kazakstan and Russia where they have few rights and are vulnerable to exploitation.

27 Apr 11

Demonstrators mount platforms to shout political slogans. (Photo: Ammar Al Shahbander/IWPR)

Tahrir Protesters Keep Up the Pressure

Mubarak may be gone, but Egyptians continue to flock to Cairo’s main square to urge reforms.

15 Apr 11

The remnants of a statue of Saddam Hussein, famously pulled down on April 9, 2003, have become one of Baghdad’s landmarks. The statue stood in Firdos square in front of the14 July mosque. Firdos square has served as one of the primary locations for protests over a plethora of issues in recent years. (Photo: Hazim al-Sharaa/IWPR)

Baghdad - Eight Years After Saddam

Progress has been slow, with the country strill riven by social, economic and security problems.

15 Apr 11

Like many radio stations in eastern DRC, RTNC is seriously under-resourced, with limited means to produce and broadcast programmes. Equipment and working conditions are rudimentary. (Photo: Mélanie Gouby)

Congolese Stations Battle On

Radio stations in DRC, short of funds and equiipment, are determined to stay on air.

6 Apr 11

In a carefree moment, an Uzbek girl plays with a ball on the streets of Osh, February 2011. (Photo: Igor Kovalenko)

Remaking Life in South Kyrgyzstan

Images reflect slow pace of recovery in Osh.

22 Mar 11

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