Armenia: More Help Needed for Armenia's Yezidi Refugees
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Armenia, IraqBy IWPR team in ArmeniaLocal community asks for government backing for its efforts to help those arriving from Iraq.The Armenian...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Women Raise Their Voices
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanRights and justice issues aired in public meetings and explored in a series of reports.By IWPR Afghanistan A series of debates organised...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Tackling Addiction Among Afghan Women
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanEasy access to heroin coupled with poverty creates a growing problem.By Ahmad Seyar YazdaniDirty and disheveled, 26-year-old Malalai lay...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Unemployment Fuelling Afghan Drug Use
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanYoung people turn to narcotics to escape lives of poverty.By IWPR AfghanistanAddiction rates in Afghanistan are being fuelled by high...
View ArticleAfghanistan: New Wave of Emigration from Afghanistan
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Afghanistan, WorldUnemployment and security concerns prompt tens of thousands of young people to leave the country.By IWPR Afghanistan Two months...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Action Urged on Rural Women's Rights
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanAdvances in gender equality have not been consistent around the countryby Lina RustayiThe gap between women’s rights in urban areas and...
View ArticleIraq: Social Media Training for Iraqi Activists
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: IraqNew ways of thinking about effective messaging.Social media are a powerful tool for advocacy and accurate news anywhere, but especially in...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria: Fleeing From One Place to the Next
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab Republic"Many have already left Syria, and very soon I will be joining them."By Hanin Abdul RahmanEvery morning, I wake up, get dressed...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: In Syria, a Life for a Bag of Sweets
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCaught in an air raid on Douma.By Qamar al-SaidTowards the end of March 2015, my family and I left our house in Douma and moved...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Dust, Blood and Death in a Syrian Playground
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Qamar al-Said"One second the children were laughing and playing, the next they were lifeless corpses."I felt the tremor...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Women in Southeast Afghan Province Shut Out of Public Life
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanLocal campaigners say that they are not invited to political or cultural gatherings.By Ahmad ShahWomen activists in the southeastern...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Human Rights Workers Under Threat
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanActivists accuse the authorities of being unwilling or unable to ensure the rule of law.By Mina HabibHuman rights work in Afghanistan...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Women Empowered to Work
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanVocational training programmes prove highly successful in eastern province.By Ahmad Farid Tanha“I used to beg,” said 30-year-old Wahida....
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Supporting Community Life in Syria
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicProgramme helps local initiatives rebuild lives in liberated areas.By Hadia Mansour Alya recently delivered her first child at...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Putting Smiles on Orphans’ Faces
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicOrganisation hopes to give bereaved children a brighter future.By Mostafa al-Jalal A civil society group working in Idlib and...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Rebuilding Houses and Lives in Wadi al-Dayf
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicA new project aims to allow displaced families to return.By Darin Hassan Umm Ahmad’s displacement began when her home in the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Dark Days For Afghan Women’s Rights
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanEvent hears that summary justice is often meted out by ad hoc courts.By Ezatullah Niazi Women in the eastern province of Nangarhar are...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Girls Mourn Lost Education
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanVery few are able to finish their studies, let alone go on to university.By Mohammad Ibrahim SpeasalaySoala gazes at her prized high...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Women Speak Out Against Violence
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanEvent told that gender discrimination comes in many forms.By Barat NazariA recent IWPR debate in the northern Afghanistan province of...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Bitter Winter Bites for Displaced Syrians
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicFamilies have been suffering through rain and snow with minimal heating supplies.By Ahmad al-SalimFreezing winter conditions...
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