Frontline Updates
Archive of recent newsletters with unique insights from our network of local reporters and updates from our programmes.

3 June 2022
Ukraine: Return to Hostomel
• WATCH: Return to Hostomel
• The Professor on the Frontline
• The Sisters Torn Apart by Russia’s Invasion + more
view update• The Professor on the Frontline
• The Sisters Torn Apart by Russia’s Invasion + more

13 May 2022
Ukraine's Journalists Are Heroes
• Mykolaiv: A Garrison Town Digs In
• Besieged Mariupol: How I Got Out of Hell
• Back to the USSR: May 9 in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories + more
view update• Besieged Mariupol: How I Got Out of Hell
• Back to the USSR: May 9 in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories + more
IWPR's Frontline Updates

12 April 2022
Ukraine War Crimes
• IWPR Director Anthony Borden reporting from Ukraine, an in-depth interview with Dr Fiona Hill + more
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2 Mar 2022
Russia's War on Ukraine
• Ukraine’s Local Media Organises
• Ukraine Implores West for Weapons
• Ukraine War Diary by Anthony Borden + more
view update• Ukraine Implores West for Weapons
• Ukraine War Diary by Anthony Borden + more

18 Feb 2022
The Fight for Democracy
• Interview: Reporting the Ukraine Crisis
• Photo Essay: In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Long War
• OSCE Mission Pulls Staff from Eastern Ukraine + more
view update• Photo Essay: In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Long War
• OSCE Mission Pulls Staff from Eastern Ukraine + more

28 Jan 2022
Spotlight on Ukraine
• Ukraine Rolls Out Mass Recruitment for Volunteer Army
• Will Belarus be Springboard for Russian Incursion into Ukraine?
• Cyberattacks Undermine Ukraine’s Security + more
view update• Will Belarus be Springboard for Russian Incursion into Ukraine?
• Cyberattacks Undermine Ukraine’s Security + more

14 Jan 2022
Spotlight on Kazakstan
• Kazakstan in Crisis
• Tokayev’s Ascent to True Power
• What Next for Kazakstan? + more
view update• Tokayev’s Ascent to True Power
• What Next for Kazakstan? + more

23 Dec 2021
A Year of Fighting Disinformation
• Bosnia: The Town That Resisted Ethnic Division
• Ukraine Faces Winter Energy Crisis
• Alarm Raised Over Child Suicide in Kyrgyzstan + more
view update• Ukraine Faces Winter Energy Crisis
• Alarm Raised Over Child Suicide in Kyrgyzstan + more

30 Nov 2021
Russia’s Widening Provocation to European Stability
• Belarus: Refugee Crisis Not Yet Out of The Woods
• Russian Troops Continue to Mass on Ukrainian Border
• The Open Wound of Armenia’s POWs + more
view update• Russian Troops Continue to Mass on Ukrainian Border
• The Open Wound of Armenia’s POWs + more

10 November 2021
• Bosnia: The Lesson We Learned from Afghanistan
• Myanmar: IWPR Asked to Help UN War Crimes Investigation
• Kyrgyzstan: How Realistic is Phasing Out Coal?
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view update• Myanmar: IWPR Asked to Help UN War Crimes Investigation
• Kyrgyzstan: How Realistic is Phasing Out Coal?
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12 October 2021
• IWPR Congratulates Noble Prizewinner Maria Ressa
• China-Taiwan Tensions Mount
• Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
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view update• China-Taiwan Tensions Mount
• Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
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6 August 2021
• What Next For Tunisia?
• Ten Years on From Revolution, Tunisia in Uncharted Waters
• Roza Eftekhari – a Tribute
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view update• Ten Years on From Revolution, Tunisia in Uncharted Waters
• Roza Eftekhari – a Tribute
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15 July 2021
• Historic Protests Sweep Cuba
• Disinformation and Democracy: Can Journalism Up Its Game?
• Can Final Mladic Verdict Give Hope for Justice in Syria?
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view update• Disinformation and Democracy: Can Journalism Up Its Game?
• Can Final Mladic Verdict Give Hope for Justice in Syria?
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28 May 2021
• Fears Grow Among Belarusian Diaspora After Arrest
• Pressure Steps Up Over Belarus “Hijack”
• China: Threats Loom in the Pacific
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view update• Pressure Steps Up Over Belarus “Hijack”
• China: Threats Loom in the Pacific
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3 May 2021 – World Press Freedom Day
• Speaking Truth to Power
• Myanmar: ‘The Coup Has Robbed Us of Our Rights’
• The Campaign to Silence Turkish Journalists
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view update• Myanmar: ‘The Coup Has Robbed Us of Our Rights’
• The Campaign to Silence Turkish Journalists
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15 April 2021
• Ukraine Watches in Fear as Russian Mobilisation Continues
• Afghanistan’s Peace Must be Inclusive
• Young Cubans Lose Hope Amid Economic Crisis
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view update• Afghanistan’s Peace Must be Inclusive
• Young Cubans Lose Hope Amid Economic Crisis
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8 March 2021 – International Women's Day
• Challenge for Change
• Fighting for Change in Belarus
• Iraq: Justice for Survivors as Activists Overturn Taboos
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view update• Fighting for Change in Belarus
• Iraq: Justice for Survivors as Activists Overturn Taboos
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11 February 2021 – Freedom of Expression in the Middle East
• Why Local Voices Matter
• Egypt's Invisible Revolution
• Syria: The Burning Man
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view update• Egypt's Invisible Revolution
• Syria: The Burning Man
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15 December 2020
• IWPR Discussion: US Election & Implications for Foreign Policy
• IWPR Impact: Programme Highlights from Lebanon, Central Asia and Nigeria
view update• IWPR Impact: Programme Highlights from Lebanon, Central Asia and Nigeria

28 October 2020 – The Karabakh Conflict
• Rising Above the Fray
• Karabakh: Hatred and Euphoria Are Fuelling Madness
• Taking the Karabakh Conflict Online
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view update• Karabakh: Hatred and Euphoria Are Fuelling Madness
• Taking the Karabakh Conflict Online
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9 October 2020 – The Infodemic
• Miloš’ Warning
• How (and Why) Russia Wow
• Truth, Lies and Deception Over Cuba's Embargo
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view update• How (and Why) Russia Wow
• Truth, Lies and Deception Over Cuba's Embargo
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3 May 2020 – World Press Freedom Day
• Fighting the Misinformation Pandemic
• Moldovan Media Angry Over Covid-19 Restrictions
• Central Asian Media Struggles with Covid-19 Quarantine
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view update• Moldovan Media Angry Over Covid-19 Restrictions
• Central Asian Media Struggles with Covid-19 Quarantine
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11 April 2020 – Coronavirus Pandemic
• How We Will Meet the Coronavirus Challenge
• Iraqi Champions Fight Coronavirus Crisis
• Is Russia Exploiting Coronavirus Fears in Georgia?
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view update• Iraqi Champions Fight Coronavirus Crisis
• Is Russia Exploiting Coronavirus Fears in Georgia?
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