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Sudanese journalist Abdelrahman was detained in Khartoum on October 30 2010. (Photo: IWPR)
The Perils of Reporting in Sudan
Katy Glassborrow
Detention of journalist underlines the grave risks Sudanese media face in trying to maintain their independence.
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets the Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Dinkha IV, in Tehran, September 2010. (Photo: Amir Kholoosi, ISNA)
Iran: Last of the Assyrians
Babak Kermani
One of world’s oldest faith groups survives in Iran.
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Giving Voice to Young Lebanese
Middle East editor and trainer Raed Rafei with members of the Sour (Tyre) reporting team. (Photo: IWPR)

IWPR project boosts youth participation in municipal life with the aim of increasing transparency and good governance.
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Iraq’s Shaky Government

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A power-sharing agreement has finally been reached in Iraq, after eight months of political stalemate.

With a government now due to be formed within 30 days, IWPR Iraq chief of mission Ammar al-Shahbander identifies the main problems facing the new authority.

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Glimpses of Hope in Impoverished Kibera
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Corrugated jungle that is Africa's second largest slum was one of the flashpoints of ethnic violence following Kenya's 2007 election.
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Repressive Media Reform in South Africa?
Audrey Brown introduces the first ever Africa Media Matters. (Photo: Srđan Pajić/IWPR)


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