High-Profile Trials in Azerbaijan
Courts concern themselves with charges of financial wrongdoing, and ignore the blindingly obvious offence of criticising the government.
31 Jul 15
Detentions
Azerbaijan Journalist Says Wife Held Hostage to Make him Return
Cloak-and-dagger meetings in a border town as police try to force journalist to come back.
22 Jul 15
The Power of a Costly Document in Syria
A mother bribes officials to get papers that will keep her son out of prison, and out of the army too.
20 Jul 15
Crawling Through Trenches to Safety in Syria
Civilians narrowly escape capture or death as they evade a government checkpoint.
13 Jul 15
Hard Life for Migrants' Wives in Kyrgyzstan
Strains caused when husbands are absent for months or years.
9 Jul 15
Limited Mother-and-Child Care in Kyrgyz Prison
Maternity system examined in IWPR radio show.
9 Jul 15
Detained and Abused for Delivering Aid in Syria
After entrapment and interrogation, a series of prisons and finally a miraculous release.
8 Jul 15
Syria: A Decade of Insults
A daughter is stigmatised by her father’s links to the Muslim Brotherhood.
2 Jun 15
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