Tajikistan: Tajik flood victims say help slow in coming
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: TajikistanGovernment says it is mobilising aid but villagers say more is urgently needed.Flood-hit villagers in a remote, high-mountain region of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Impatient for Electoral Reform
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanOverdue polls cannot take place until changes are made in the voting system.Afghanistan needs international help to fund and implement...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria: Idlib Farms Turn to Wastelands
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicOlive-growers try to sustain production in conflict zone.Mustafa al-Darwish owns half a square kilometre of land in Tal Minis,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Helping Syrian Journalists Stay Safe
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicNew online resource provides one-stop-shop for reporters working in danger zones.Syria is now the most deadly country in the...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: A Stolen Biscuit: Hunger in a Syrian Classroom
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicHunger drives young children to extremes in besieged town of Ghouta.It was almost break time at the girls’ school I worked at...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Air Raids Just Routine in Besieged Syrian Town
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicDeath and devastation no longer make the news in Douma.Nothing seemed different about that particular morning in Douma. The...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan's Working Children
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanThey should be in school but family hardship forces them to spend their days earning money.It was midday on a baking hot summer day in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Debate Gender Violence Law
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanSome believe pending legislation could help tackle abuses, while others say Islam provides women with protection.By IWPR Afghanistan...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: A Journey via Aleppo's "Death Crossing"
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicSnipers daily risk to civilians getting from one side of the city to the other.24 Aug 15 By Tasnim Zein...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: Karabakh Refugees Closer to Compensation
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Armenia, AzerbaijanDespite win in Europe’s human rights courts, political stalemate is likely to draw out the process of paying reparations to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Want More Funding for Local Police, But More Scrutiny Too
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanLocal knowledge can make new force more effective, but some say it needs more training and oversight.The Afghan Local Police (ALP) are...
View ArticleArmenia: Iraqi Yezidis Seek Refuge in Armenia
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Armenia, IraqBy Armine MartirosyanAlthough Armenia has a longstanding Yezidi community, only a handful of refugees have made it out of Iraq so...
View ArticleWorld: Building a Consensus for Tolerance in the Middle East
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, World, YemenWomen’s groups from seven countries agree to work together and share...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Call for Electoral Improvements
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanVoters say they need reassurance that the process will be transparent.Work is urgently needed to improve the electoral system ahead of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Grassroots Demands for Afghan Women's Refuge
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanBy Ahmad Shah, Mina HabibWomen fleeing domestic violence in Khost currently have to throw themselves on the mercy of police or community...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Discuss Stumbling Peace Process
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanEveryone agrees stop-start negotiations are in trouble, though views differ on the cause of delays. Speakers at a series of IWPR debates...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Midwife Centre Breaks New Ground in Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanBy Akbar RahelOfficials hope pioneering scheme will help reduce high maternal mortality rate. Two yellow buildings with neat lawns and a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Women Denied Justice in Kandahar
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanLack of support for those who try to make formal complaints of gender-based violence.Women in Kandahar face huge obstacles to accessing...
View ArticleAfghanistan: More Action Urged on Gender Equality in Afghanistan
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanBy Enayatullah OmariProgress has been too dependent on encouragement from international doors, rather than domestic political will....
View ArticleArmenia: End in Sight for Last Armenia Quake Refugees?
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: ArmeniaBy Armine MartirosyanPresident pledges that rehousing programme in country’s second city will be complete by late 2016.A group of Armenians...
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