LGBTI Ghanaians Left With Nowhere To Turn
“The police service is the most homophobic institution; reporting only puts you at risk."
Afghanistan’s Freedom of Expression Void
The few women still working in media face especially harsh scrutiny.
The Sexual Assault Crisis Plaguing Ugandan Schools
Why do crimes committed by teachers so often go unpunished?
These Ugandans Say They Were Sexually Assaulted by the State
Opposition activists abused in detention tell IWPR they face an impossible choice: silence or exile.
Turkey: “Media Can Show Solutions”
How newsrooms need to organise to boost gender equality.
Tanzania: Inside the Trade in Body Parts Driving FGM
Secret trade sees “charms” sold on to traders and hunters.
Georgia’s Post-Election Perils
Protests continue against validity of electoral win that risks diverting country’s pro-European path.
Kenya Allows Safe Abortion. So Why Are Women Dying?
Wealth inequalities and a growing conservative backlash are combining to put lives at risk.
Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal
Volunteer-run station asked questions about a controversial salt mining project. Then the threats and violence began.
Kenyans Maimed by the State Demand Accountability
Despite scores of killings during a deadly crackdown on protest, no police officers have been arrested or charged.
How Uganda Tried to Silence Protest
Young anti-corruption activists tell IWPR of abuse they suffered in police detention.
What Next for Moldova?
Country’s European trajectory may depend on healing internal discord and ensuring public trust in the electoral process.
Separatists Abroad Are Funding a Conflict in Nigeria. Others Pay the Price
How overseas crowdfunding is fuelling a violent campaign by militants linked to a self-styled government in exile.
Georgia’s LGBT Community Faces Stark Choices
Many fear that they will be forced to choose between asylum or emigration if Georgian Dream wins election.
Nigeria: School Dropouts Face Hardship and Abuse
Child street hawkers are a common sight in country which tops the global chart for dropouts with 18.3 million boys and girls out of education.
Georgia: Political Choices Fuel Economic Fears
Amid rising rates of labour migration, some warn that a pivot away from Europe could gravely impact country’s economy.
Kenya: Media and NGOs Join Forces to Protect Human Rights
A series of investigative reports and civil society-led campaigns will highlight violations and call for action on abuses.
Lessons Learned from Moldova’s Elections
Chisinau event hears that “disinformation reached unprecedented levels”.
Moldova: Roma Women Driving Change
Capacity-building programme aims to increase participation in wider peace and security decision-making processes.
Armenia: Ensuring Women’s Voices Are Heard
Civil society groups participate in building future strategy for peace and security.
Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law and the Lessons for Moldova
Chisinau event hosts discussions on how strategising and building resilience could prevent similar developments.
Moldova: Coordination Key to Counter Disinformation
Ahead of landmark votes, addressing malicious narratives is critical for the country’s European path.
The Oleksandra Technique: On the Road with Ukraine's Nobel Laureate
Ukraine's Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk embarks on a speaking tour across the US.
Championing Justice and Human Rights in Ghana
Voices for Change equips partners with essential investigative and advocacy tools.
Moldova: Workshops Tackle Gender-Based Disinformation
Trainings explore how to identify, tackle and counter the phenomenon.
BREN Hague Fellowship Week
“We are going to share what we learned with our community and change some lives.”
"Instead of Holding Guns, Let’s Hold Hands"
Regional event brings NGOs together to counteract conflict, instability and insecurity.
Taylor Swift, Vladimir Putin and Kids Identifying as Cats
IWPR guide explores how malign actors use gendered narratives to disrupt societies – and lays out techniques to counter them.
IWPR International Women's Day Journalist of the Year
Prize to honour contributors, beneficiaries and partners working in often challenging environments.
New Cyber Resilience Handbook for Women Rights Groups
Guide offers civil society groups practical resources to combat online threats.
IWPR’s Latin America Work Wins Multiple Journalism Awards
Investigations have been recognised by prestigious juries representing the EU, UN and national awards.
Georgia: Peace Prize Winners Tell Tales of Reconciliation
“The root of the intractability of the conflict is the alienation between the parties.”
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.