
Iraq’s new media law, the product of several years of debate, is supposed to protect journalists, but it has been the subject of much controversy. Hazim al-Sharaa, an IWPR editor in Iraq, looks at why some fear the legislation will restrict rather than enhance freedom of speech.
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Reluctant to return to Iraq, asylum-seekers worry sectarian violence will ruin their safe haven.
Many Iraqi refugees who fled to Syria following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 once again fear for their future as the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad continues.
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Workshop participants start producing public-service advertising for local media.
Iraqi women from a variety of backgrounds have launched their first advertising campaign just weeks after attending a specialist IWPR training workshop.
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As American forces leave, Shia-majority politicians turn on Sunni colleagues.
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Execution highlights delays in negotiating Iraqi-Saudi prisoner exchange.
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As government insists Mojahedin-e Khalq camp must close, some say Tehran forced its hand.
More than 3,000 Iranians housed in a refugee camp in Iraq are facing the threat of expulsion as Baghdad prepares to close the site by the end of this month.
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IWPR reporter takes a walk in a neighbour where he used to fear death or kidnapping.
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Does end of military mission expose Iraq to new dangers?
With the formal ending of the American military mission in their country, Iraqis are divided on what it means for the future.
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Resentment of central government leads to calls for devolution, or perhaps more, in Sunni Arab provinces.
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Resentment of central government leads to calls for devolution, or perhaps more, in Sunni Arab provinces.
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