Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Institute for War and Peace Reporting | Giving Voice, Driving Change

Promoting Free Expression

IWPR Launches New Central Asia Programme

Scheme aims to support a fresh crop of experts and reporters across the region.

STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY

Explaining China in Kyrgyzstan

Event hears that investing in sinology is a national interest.

Building Inclusive Societies

IWPR Syria Launches Conflict Sensitive Reporting Manual

Handbook uses real-life stories to illustrate common pitfalls.

Global Voices

Cuba

Cuba: 3G Proves Gamechanger for Independent Media

Journalists are embracing the introduction of the mobile internet to the island.
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Keeping the Karakalpak Language Alive

Numerous changes and a lack of strategic development imperil ancient dialect.
Central Asia

Central Asia: Little Free Media, Lots of Russian Propaganda

IWPR Central Asia programme manager Abakhon Sultonnazarov assesses the state of press freedom in each country.
Moldova

How Geopolitics Traps Moldova's Minorities

Better representation could have far-reaching effects for the whole country.
Georgia

Georgia: Is Russia Weaponising The Anti-Vax Movement?

Measles outbreak may be linked to wider disinformation campaign.

IWPR TOPICS

Women Rule of Law War crimes Health Economy Elections Children Conflict Conflict resolution Education Media Protests Women's rights Human rights

IWPR in the News

The Guardian

Sri Lanka needs exemplary leadership during this national catastrophe

Dilrukshi Handunnetti

Bickering and passing the buck for government failures will not help either the country or families of bombing victims

By Dilrukshi Handunnetti

Dilrukshi Handunnetti writes about the importance of leadership in Sri Lanka, as the country comes to terms with the deadly bombings in Colombo and elsewhere. Dilrukshi recently finished her work as lead trainer for IWPR's Sri Lankan Investigative Reporting Project. She is now Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Centre for Investigative Journalism, which launched earlier this year as part of our sustainability plan for journalism on the island.

Request for Applications

Grants on Investigative Reporting Projects

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) is open to applications for investigative reporting grants within the Giving Voice, Driving Change - from the Borderland to the Steppes project.

Open to: Organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova

Closing Date: May 27, 2019

Grant Amount: EUR 3,500 (single applications); EUR 7,000 (joint applications)

Project Name: Giving Voice, Driving Change - From the Borderland to the Steppes

Number of anticipated subawards: Six

IWPR in the News

Dutch Postcode Lottery

She was injured in an attack and is threatened, but the Afghan journalist Mina Habib continues to write critical stories.

The Guardian

Revealed: Facebook hate speech exploded in Myanmar during Rohingya crisis

BBC News

Mosul: Culture and concerts where IS once reigned

The Guardian

The west wanted Aung San Suu Kyi to be a saint. It’s no surprise she is not

Financial Times

How the front line moved online

"IWPR fills a critical gap by helping local journalists to focus on human rights and justice issues. In the process, it contributes to democratic transitions, and demonstrates that the best war reporting is not about military conflict, but human consequences."

Samantha Power
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Pulitzer Prize-winning author

"IWPR produces fine reports from unstable parts of the world that are too often ignored by the mainstream media — reports that promote understanding in place of entrenched bigotry and prejudice."

Martin Fletcher
The Times