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Western and Afghan forces try to find out why an otherwise normal young man snapped and killed men he had worked with for months.
Special Report: Opposition in south Caucasus
Opposition Battles Bias, Indifference to Change
Governments of south Caucasus mostly left with a clear run despite allegations of repression.
Democratic Republic of Congo
New Evidence of Abuse of Women Prisoners
Former inmate describes how corrupt jail staff collude in sexual exploitation of female convicts.
Minorities say new religious curriculum places unfair emphasis on Shia Islam.
Karzai Credibility Still in Question Despite Poll Win
By Jean MacKenzie
Why Turkey Should Confront its Past
By Seda Muradyan
IWPR Exposes Media Bias Claims in Georgia
IWPR Probes Iraq Language Gap
IWPR Giving a Voice to Pakistani Youth
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Open Government, Tajik-Style
Suicide Cases Rising in Tajik Badakhstan
Afghan Women Tell of Harsh Conditions Back Home
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Afghan Recovery Report
What Drove Afghan Policeman to Kill UK Troops?
IWPR Comment
Karzai Credibility Still in Question Despite Poll Win
Afghan Election Updates 2009
Afghans Reconciled With Election Results
Bumper Wheat Crop Brings Cheer to North
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Afghanistan: Sept ‘09
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Interview: Turkmen Activist’s Trial Shows Authorities’ True Colours
 
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End of EU Sanctions Sinks Hope of Change in Uzbekistan
 
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan: Journalist Alisher Saipov's Murder Left Unsolved
 
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Self-Representation Under Scrutiny
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Spoof of Georgian Patriarch Sparks Row
Early Marriages Worry Azerbaijan Officials
Karabakh Children’s Home Reveals Strains of Life
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Relatives of Victims Unable to Mourn
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Jobs for the Boys in Kyrgyzstan
Tajiks Clear the Air With Moscow
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Should Central Asia Fear Taleban Spillover?
Kyrgyz Squatters With Nowhere to Go
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Central Asia: Sep ‘09
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Central Asia: Sept ’09
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Women Learn to Mask Loss of Virginity
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The New York Times“The challenges of organizing a new poll within a few weeks are daunting, and it may ultimately prove impossible to carry out,” forecasts IWPR editor Hafizullah Gardesh.
The New York TimesJean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan director, assesses reports of low voter turnout and allegations of fraud in country’s presidential and provincial councils elections.
The New York TimesIn the first half of this year, 36 activists were killed, according to the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project, a program of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.
Foreign PolicyAs a disheartened man in Zimbabwe told IWPR , "Funeral costs are rising each week ... and no matter how much you put in, you are likely to be buried like a pauper."
The Independent"[The Change list’s] success has changed the way politics is done in Iraqi Kurdistan," said Hiwa Osman, country director for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, and former press secretary to President Talabani.
BloombergYaqub Ibrahimi is a reporter for the IWPR whose stories about the increasing power of regional [Afghan] warlords are widely seen as a key factor in his brother’s arrest.
Asia Times OnlineIWPR’s John MacLeod said campaigning for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election all comes down to personalities and resources.
Asia Times OnlineExperts say that saffron is being grown in 16 provinces of Afghanistan, but the bulk of the product comes from Herat, in the west of the country, reports IWPR trainee Farooq Faizi.


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