Full Coverage: South West Asia

30.10.2007 The UN Mission in Afghanistan has called on the country's warring factions to allow safe passage and access for humanitarian workers delivering aid to vulnerable families before winter cuts off remote regions.
From: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

27.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 26 (OneWorld) - Preparation for nationwide protests against the Bush administration's war plans against Iran and the continued occupation of Iraq are in full swing.

23.10.2007 Some expressed outrage and others jubilation -- a diverse group of Americans, Armenians, and Turks recorded online their reactions to the U.S. Congressional resolution to consider the mass killings of Armenians in early 20th century Ottoman Turkey as genocide.

19.10.2007 Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) reports illiteracy and poverty as main perpetrators of child marriages, leading to domestic violence in 70% of such cases. Young girls married to elderly men are bound to the consequences of such customs that hold elopement as both unlawful and taboo.

16.10.2007 Global Call to Action Against Poverty in Afghanistan has a series of activities to mark the World Poverty Day on October 17, including speeches, theatre and a banner to sign on.

08.10.2007 To mark the World Teachers' Day on October 5, the Ministry of Education along with the UNICEF will train 16,000 more female teachers to tackle the shortage of trained teachers. Afghanistan has been on a drive to recruit and train female teachers to encourage girls continue their studies.

03.10.2007 As the outcome of the Ukrainian election threatens to peel away the orange revolution, Misha Kechaqmadze traces the success of post-Soviet regimes to stamp out the march to democracy.

03.10.2007 Sulabh International, an India-based voluntary agency is building toilet complexes in Kabul. These sustainable and eco-friendly toilets will help the Afghan capital to cope with its increasing population that has turned the Kabul River into one huge open sewer.

03.10.2007 Despite the media focus on insults and controversial views during the Iranian president's U.S. visit, a closer look at his message reveals it to be one of peace and global friendship, say analysts.

02.10.2007 Political tensions triggered the illegal but widespread detention and deportation of Georgian immigrants living in Russia in 2006, concludes a report by Human Rights Watch.
From: Human Rights Watch

02.10.2007 The Military-Industrial-Media-Academic Complex is at it again - mis-translating, misinterpreting and demonising the Iranian President, says Jan Oberg.