The Afghan Women Journalists Defying the Taleban
Against all odds and despite constant danger, a brave few continue to report.
The Struggle Starts by Speaking Out
Giving voice and driving change takes sustained, collective effort.
“The Space for Abuse Seems Endless”
Gender disinformation aims to create a hostile environment for women with the goal of shaming, intimidating, silencing and excluding them.
Women in Central Asia Lead on Climate Change
Campaigners tackle widespread scepticism and lack of understanding of crisis.
Afghanistan: “I Don’t Want to Live. I Want to Die”
Two decades of efforts to protect women and girls has been systematically dismantled.
Tuesday, 5 March ‘24
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Ukraine: "I Want Justice to be Done”
How a local judge was imprisoned for refusing a Russian request to serve on the “supreme court” of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic.
Yahidne: Hearing Against 15 Russian Soldiers Ends
In March 2022, nearly 400 civilians were crammed into a cellar and used as human shields by occupation forces.
Ukraine: The Challenge of Democracy in War
How does a society protect its citizens' fundamental rights amid conflict?
How Central Asia Gets Its News
Ground-breaking IWPR research shows how access to information is changing.
Moldova Battles Hybrid Threat
Experts identify key areas of vulnerability, including Russian disinformation.
Nigeria: Working Together for Change
How a collaborative approach is boosting human rights advocacy and defending social justice.
IWPR Hosts Second School of Analytic Journalism
Central Asian journalists learn new skills in cross-regional training.
IWPR Fights Hate Speech in Bosnia
New stage of initiative raises awareness among advertisers and other stakeholders.
IWPR Brings Central Asian Journalists to Georgia
Learning from shared experiences and gaining new contacts will boost their work back home.
Central Asia: Young Analysts Unite
Next exercise in regional cooperation rolled out in Almaty training.
EU and IWPR Launch Georgia's Top Journalism Prize
Entries formally open to mark World Press Freedom Day.
Voices for Change, Africa
Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN)
Countering Disinformation in Moldova
IWPR Women’s Prize for Journalism
IWPR’s inaugural award for outstanding journalism recognises the work of our network of women reporters worldwide. Working in often challenging environments, these journalists face additional threats such as harassment, gender-based violence and systemic misogyny.
"What was significant for all three of us [judges] was how the stories stayed with us - not just for the amazing yet harrowing insights into these women’s lives but the courage it took for them to keep going, to experience the harshness in which they lived and to tell the world about it through their stories."
World Press Freedom Day 2024
On World Press Freedom Day we focus on local journalists facing myriad challenges in the tireless pursuit of truth and their enduring efforts to bring meaningful change.
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.
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.
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.