Special Report

Mindanao Activist Killings Probed

Could murders of rights campaigners be linked to army crackdown on leftist rebels?

17 Dec 08

Threat of more blackouts despite efforts to hoard water for hydropower ahead of cold season.

3 Dec 08

Linking hijab controversy to fears of Islamic extremism may be counter-productive.

25 Nov 08

Paying out money to officials has become the normal way of accessing free public services.

5 Nov 08

Farming sector now so unproductive that even Tajik specialities like fruit are being imported.

25 Oct 08

Following lethal earthquake, experts warn many more lives could be at risk as builders ignore safety standards.

23 Oct 08

Some argue that in a country as poor as this, people have no option but to send children out to work.

18 Sep 08

IWPR-trained reporters investigate the tragic sequence of events that triggered a war in South Ossetia.

28 Aug 08

Britain is home to hundreds of thousand of economic and political exiles, who follow developments in Zimbabwe with a mixture of fear and dread.

19 Aug 08

Badakhshan region seething with discontent, which some fear could translate into political instability if the underlying causes are left unaddressed.

16 Jul 08

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