Special Report

Andranik Chvushyan with his children in the family home in Aghavno. The 41-year-old jeweller moved with this family from Lebanon to the village in Nagorny Karabakh in 2017. They are among the residents of the Lachin corridor who are to leave their homes by August 25 as the Azerbaijani forces will regain control of the area. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Azerbaijan to Regain Key Route After 30 Years

Armenians living in the Lachin corridor, which will soon be handed over, refuse to leave.

16 Aug 22

Village leader Dina, 62 enters a bomb-damaged auditorium in a town which was partially occupied by Russian forces until recently in Kherson Oblast on May 08, 2022 in Zagradivka, Ukraine. Most of the Kherson Oblast region fell to Russia shortly after the Feb. 24 invasion, as Russia sought to create an overland corridor from Crimea to separatist-held areas in the east. © John Moore/Getty Images

Collaboration, Theft and Corruption: How Russia Tried to Co-Opt Kherson

The occupying forces are appointing local sympathisers to run services and private enterprises in the southern region. But it’s not working out as planned.

15 Aug 22

The Grand Bazaar in Tehran: the end of sanctions brings hope for economic growth. (Photo: Regina Jegorova-Askerova/IWPR Georgia)

South Caucasus Hopeful for Closer Ties with Iran

The Islamic Republic's re-entry into international markets may inject new life into the region’s economy.

15 Feb 16

One of many buildings damaged in the August 2008 conflict. (Photo: Leli Blagonravova)

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Investigation of Russia-Georgia War

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says there are reasonable grounds to look into crimes allegedly committed during 2008 conflict.

3 Nov 15

Defending Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan presents huge challenges, not least because of the steep terrain. This river marks the frontier. (Photo: Citt/Flickr)

Tajik, Afghan Officials Play Down Border Security Fears

Concerns that militant and drug-trafficking threats might rise after NATO-led forces leave Afghanistan.

17 Jun 14

Visegrad‘s 16th century Ottoman bridge. (Photo: Philippe Le Moine/Flickr)

Hague Tribunal: Truth, Justice – and Reconciliation Too?

As court winds up its work, Bosnian communities don’t all buy into the common historical narrative it was supposed to provide.

6 Jun 14

Afghan Youth Debates: Candidates Accused of Lacking Policies

26 Mar 14

A mosque and a church in Pocitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo: Simon Jennings/IWPR)

Bosnian Census Risks Deepening Ethnic Rifts

Politicians rush to claim triumph for their own particular group, even though census data on ethnicity hasn’t come out yet.

6 Dec 13

Incumbent Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and her predecessor Luis Moreno-Ocampo. (Photo: ICC-CPI/Flickr)

ICC to Unveil New Investigation Strategy

Observers say lessons urgently need to be learnt from prosecution failings.

21 Oct 13

Bosnia's Homeless Team with coach Elmedin Skrebo (far right, standing). (Photo: IWPR)

Football Gives Hope to Bosnia's Disadvantaged

International project helps homeless and underprivileged players to help themselves.

14 Aug 13

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