IWPR is establishing a fund, in honour of Sahar al-Haideri,
to support journalist participants in its training and reporting
programmes around the world.
The Sahar Journalists’ Assistance Fund, a designated
fund under the authority of IWPR’s Board of Trustees,
will be used to support local journalists in cases of exile
or disability, or to assist their families in case of death
in service.
For more information, contact Ria Burghardt, Director of Development,
at Ria@iwpr.net
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July/August
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Afghan
Election Updates
Recent
double bombing in Baghdad has cast doubt on the government's
ability to guarantee security and prompted fears such violence
may affect voter turnout in anticipated January elections,
writes iWPR reporter Ali Karim. 
Protests
are sweeping the country in the wake of allegations that American
troops burned copies of the Quran during a patrol in a province
near Kabul, a charge strongly denied by U.S. military officials,
writes IWPR reporter Abdullah Obaidi.
“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.
Jean
MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan director, assesses reports of
low voter turnout and allegations of fraud in country’s presidential
and provincial councils elections.