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Story Behind The Story

Working on stories about water in and around Nagorny Karabakh proved an education in itself for me as IWPR’s Caucasus editor.

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I was born on April 22, 1965 in the village of Surakhany near the Azerbaijan capital of Baku in an important oil-producing area. I have lived there all my life. My late father worked in an engineering factory, while my mother worked in a library. She is retired now.

2010 Kurt Schork Awards

Schork Awards Winners Announced

This year’s jury selected two outstanding candidates whose fearlessness and journalistic excellence represent the overall mission of the Kurt Schork Awards for International Journalism.

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IWPR Insight

Six people were killed and 17 injured when militants attacked the Chechen parliament last week.

IWPR Caucasus editor Oliver Bullough looks at the implications of this new violence for the Russian republic and the wider region.

IWPR Editorial Comment

Worrying signs that Omar al-Bashir’s regime is not taking the south’s bid for independence seriously.