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Azerbaijan
Female reporters routinely intimidated by blackmail, sexual assault and harassment. -
Georgia
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Uzbekistan
Activists say that public awareness of humane treatment is growing. -
Kyrgyzstan
Experts say arrest only marks a temporary truce in an ongoing power struggle. -
Georgia
The international community blamed for a succession of events that led to the 2008 conflict.
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Global Conference for Media Freedom
Defending Media Freedom
Newsweek
The U.S. Killed 300 Iranian Citizens. Americans Don't Remember This—But Iranians Do
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
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MENA
"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
Expression of Interest
2019 Aswat Horra (Free Voices) Project
IWPR in consortium with Reporters Without Borders and the Media Legal Defence Initiative will deliver the co-creation phase of the Aswat Horra (Free Voices) project with funding from the UK Government’s UK Aid Connect programme over nine months from May 2019 to January 2020. Aswat Horra will work in fragile countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including Lebanon and Libya, to promote freedom of expression.
Deadline extended to: August 29, 2019.
Requests for Quotations
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is accepting proposals for the production of a documentary film.
This film should highlight common challenges that countries in Central Asia, South Caucasus and across the Black Sea in Moldova and Ukraine have faced since gaining independence from the Soviet Union.
Deadline: August 31, 2019.
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The National
Can an outsider get to the heart of a story as well as someone personally affected?
The dilemma foreign correspondents face is whether they can tell the truth as well as those who understand the lie of the land.
By Janine di Giovanni
