Sakar Maan, one of the activists that lead the initiative, inside the Iraqi airforce plane holding some of the letters about to be dropped over Mosul. © IWPR

Training session in social media for imams in Kyzylorda, a city in south-central Kazakstan. © CABAR/IWPR

A woman wearing a face mask reads a newspaper in Havana, Cuba on July 29, 2020. © YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images

Myanmar youths browsing their Facebook page at an internet shop in Yangon. © SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Anti-government protesters in Kiev calling for ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union, February 2014. © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Malala Yousafzai gives a speech at an event at Barber Institute of Fine Art, November 2015 in Birmingham, England. © Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images

Stop FGM illustration. © Art-skvortsova

Four Million Love Letters to Mosul

IWPR helped organise a mass airdrop of messages of solidarity from ordinary Iraqis to residents of Mosul suffering under Islamic State (IS) occupation.

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We never heard of such thing during a war; usually airplanes drop bombs and [this] airplane is dropping love letters.

Iraqi citizen from Baghdad

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Central Asia: Imams Turn Influencers

IWPR is training a new generation of social media influencers across Central Asia to spread tolerance and counter violent extremism.

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I was able to persuade families that it was a good thing to give their girls an education.

Yusufhon Zakaria

A 38-year-old Kyrgyz imam

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Covering Coronavirus in Cuba

IWPR’s network of reporters in Cuba are defying one of the most repressive media environments in the world to expose mass government disinformation over the Covid-19 crisis.

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These stories can be presented as the ultimate testimonies of the difficult times experienced by all Cubans.

IWPR contributor from Cuba

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OUR MISSION

IWPR gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict and transition to help them drive change

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

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Fighting Corruption in Ukraine

A handbook produced by IWPR’s partners in Ukraine has become the go-to text for the country’s main anti-corruption body.

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I keep it on my desk as a challenge for myself and my colleagues

Oleksandr Novikov

Head of Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAPC)

Driving Change

Malala’s IWPR Roots

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai began her campaigning work as a 12-year-old IWPR trainee in a Pakistani programme empowering young people through public debate and dialogue.

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In IWPR's Open Minds, we students learned how to express ourselves and the problems of others through the media. We learned so much in the trainings.

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Prize laureate

Driving Change

Georgia: FGM Banned After IWPR Investigation

The Georgian government criminalised female genital mutilation (FGM) following an IWPR investigation that revealed the practice was ongoing in the east of the country.

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The Koran does not say that circumcision is a duty.

Yasin Aliyev

Mufti of Georgia´s Muslims Administration

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President Kais Saied chairs an emergency meeting with military and security leaders on July 25, 2021. © Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia

What Next For Tunisia?

Uncertainty over prospective road map for the country’s democratic future.

Igor Dodon, the leader of the Socialist Party, and Vladimir Voronin, the leader of the Communist Party. © Igor Dodon's official facebook page

Moldova: What Next for Pro-Russian Forces?

Political forces regroup after suffering punishing defeat in snap parliamentary elections.

Protesters from Sidi Bouzid, the town where the Jasmine Revolution started and later led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Analysis

Ten Years on From Revolution, Tunisia in Uncharted Waters

Many Tunisians are disillusioned with the entire political system and the democratic process.

Luda Salia, who runs a care home in Khurvaleti, points out the occupation line and Russian military structures from her yard. © Anastasia Mgaloblishvili

Georgia: Taking a Stand Against Creeping Occupation

Ordinary citizens turn to small acts of protest to show their defiance.

People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, on July 11, 2021. © ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images

Historic Protests Sweep Cuba

Security forces detain prominent opposition figures as peaceful demonstrators are dispersed.

Residents of Iran in queues in front of mobile clinics in Yerevan awaiting their turn on 21 July 2021. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan/IWPR

Iranians Flock to Armenia For Covid-19 Vaccines

Vaccination tourism booming as foreign citizens offered their jabs for free.

Protestors gathered in front of Parliament on July 11 to condemn the death of Lekso Lashkarava after he was injured during the violent events of July 5 at the hands of far right groups. © Anastasia Mgaloblishvili

Georgia: Further Protests After Journalist Dies

Media workers demand immediate action over “green light for violence”.

Kazak Journalists Mull Pegasus Attack

Despite numbers apparently targeted, no official investigation is forthcoming.

Armenia Criminalises Offence

Using foul language or “hurting the dignity” of public figures could lead to up to three months in jail.

Roza Eftekhari 1961-2021

In Memoriam

Roza Eftekhari – a Tribute

IWPR mourns long-time friend and colleague who made a profound contribution to regional democracy.

Kazakstan: Boom in Fake Covid-19 Certificates

Experts say that both PCR tests and vaccine certificates can be easily forged at home or bought online.

Could Turn Towards China Disrupt Ukraine’s Western Direction?

Kyiv experiencing breakthrough in relations with Beijing amidst deteriorating connections with international financial institutions.

Roman Homenko was one of the first to receive his vaccine in Gagauzia and is a strong proponent of people getting vaccinated. © Roman Homenko

Russia’s Influence Delays Gagauzia Vaccine Efforts

Rates are half of what they are in the rest of Moldova as locals wait for Sputnik V jab.

Kyrgyzstan: Controversial NGO Law Passes

Government accused of shrinking space for civil society with onerous legislation.

Kyrgyz Authorities Under Fire After Turkish “Abduction”

Experts fear that circumstances surrounding man’s disappearance will tarnish Kyrgyzstan’s image.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu at an address calling for Moldovans to come together for the future of their country. © Official Website of the President of Moldova

Pro-European Party Poised to Win Moldova’s Elections

President’s party leading ahead of a vote that could alter the country’s political course.

Roza Eftekhari 1961-2021

IN MEMORIAM

Roza Eftekhari – a Tribute

IWPR mourns long-time friend and colleague who made a profound contribution to regional democracy.

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IWPR FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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A mural depicting coronavirus on the streets in Kibera slums on March 29, 2021 in Nairobi Kenya. © Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images

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Debunking Africa’s Covid-19 Conspiracies

IWPR project uses open source intelligence and investigative techniques to probe some of the most prevalent fake news stories.

IWPR's Caucasus programme director Beka Bajelidze at the launch event for Newsrooms Countering Disinformation film held in Tbilisi. © David Mdzinarishvili/IWPR

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Helping Newsrooms Counter Disinformation

IWPR online course helps prevent local media from facilitating fake news.

SEA project info sheet © IWPR

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Fighting Fake News in Southeast Asia

IWPR supports partner NGOs in an innovative range of responses to the pandemic.

Longtime IWPR partner Libyan Organisation for Development hosts a training for 30 women social workers in Benghazi. © LoD

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Libyan Officials Vow to Protect Women’s Rights

Move follows efforts to ensure the inclusion of mental health support in disaster planning.

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Disinformation and Democracy: Can Journalism Up Its Game?

Highlights of a discussion between Janine di Giovanni and Peter Pomerantsev.

Amal Alnani is the founder of I am a Libyan Woman and My Son is a Foreigner (ILSF), an organisation campaigning for the rights of women and young people disadvantaged by a loophole in Libya’s citizenship law. © Amal Alnani

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Libya: Women’s NGO Head Inspired to Run for Office

IWPR colleague poised to take her activism forward into the world of politics.

Demonstrators participate in an anti-Lukashenko rally on August 18, 2020 in Minsk, Belarus. © Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Upcoming Event

Transnational Repression in Central Asia

Leading Belarus dissident to address IWPR discussion on regional repression.

Facebook is by far Cambodia’s leading social media, with more than 90 per cent of the population on the network. © Omar Havana/Getty Images

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Cambodia: Making Social Media Work for Journalists

Training focuses on producing appealing content while upholding international standards of reporting.

IWPR partner For You Libya Group (FYLG) hosted a dozen participants from Tripoli who came up with apps to help combat gender-based violence, support children’s home schooling and enable female entrepreneurs to market their products remotely. © For You Libya Group (FYLG)

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Libya: Coding Camp Empowers Young Women

Hackathon produces hi-tech solutions to some of the challenges thrown up by Covid-19.

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Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral Into War?

Following the worse fighting in years, experts warn that states need to urgently build trust and solve humanitarian issues.

Sherdor Madrasa in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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Central Asia: Saving Our Cities

Highlighting how citizen activism can protect the region’s housing and heritage.

The event brought together prominent Kazak and international NGO representatives, officials, public figures, entrepreneurs and philanthropists on April 22 and 23. © CABAR/IWPR

IWPR Central Asia Director Addresses Regional Forum

Event hears how cooperation between civil society and media is both possible and beneficial.

Myanmar's military Junta continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of live ammunition. © Stringer/Getty Images

World Press Freedom Day 2021

Myanmar: Filming the Coup

Participants in story-telling project empowered to alert outside world and fellow citizens to the country’s plight.

Trainees with IWPR's “Women in Media” training course at The University of Tripoli Media Lab, October 2017.

World Press Freedom Day 2021

Libya’s MediaLab Generation

Scheme has produced professionally trained journalists and developed public and private partnerships across the country.

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Podcasts Boom in Central Asia

Format leaves presenters at liberty to cover areas often suppressed in other types of media.

Disinformation is a major global threat , especially in conflict and post-conflict areas. IWPR performs a vital mission, building up local voices as a bulwark against this challenge.

Dr Karin von Hippel

Director General, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

Democratic accountability comes from journalists investigating their own societies – IWPR provides a much needed platform and support for those reporting from some of the most dangerous and difficult places in the world.

Lindsey Hilsum

International Editor, Channel 4 News

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.