Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East 2026: Background Briefings
A four-part briefing series from the FPC and SEPAD project.
War in Ukraine: Reflections two years on
February 2024 marks a bleak anniversary, two years since the Russian invasion into Ukraine
War in Ukraine: Reflections one year on
February 2023 marks a bleak anniversary, a year since the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
Dividing Lines: Reimagining Social Division in ‘Divided Societies’
Read this SEPAD project and FPC publication.
Reset Required? Evaluating the Media Freedom Coalition after its first two years
The Media Freedom Coalition requires a 're-injection of energy' according to a new evaluation.
Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Struggle to Shape the Middle East
The fractious rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran and its impact on the Middle East.
Iran Human Rights Review: Due Process
This edition of the Iran Human Rights Review focuses on due process in the Iranian…
Iran Human Rights Review: Women and Human Rights
This latest IHRR issue focuses on women and their on-going struggle to access human rights…
Iran Human Rights Review: Economy
This IHRR issue focuses on the relationship between Iran’s human rights record and its economy.
Iran Human Rights Review: United Nations
This IHRR edition focuses on the relationship between Iran and the United Nations.
Iran Human Rights Review: Justice
This IHRR looks at injustice in the Iranian judicial system and society for citizens and…
Iran Human Rights Review: Violence
This IHRR addresses the issue of violence in Iran and how it is used at…