FRONTLINE UPDATE

A Soviet tank monument in the centre of Tiraspol, Transnistria. © Stefan Wisselink/Flickr

Weaponising the Transnistrian Region’s Winter

How Russia is weaponising Moldova's energy crisis in Transnistria.

23 Jan 26

People gather during a protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Demonstrations have been ongoing since December, triggered by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial, and have expanded into broader demands for political change. © Getty Images

Iran in Crisis

In this week’s update, read a dispatch from the frontlines of the Iranian protests.

16 Jan 26

IWPR new website iwpr-latam.net showcases some of the region’s best investigative journalism produced with IWPR support. © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Spotlight on Latin America

Read about the new IWPR resource highlighting the best of Latin American journalism.

9 Jan 26

Workers repair infrastructure in a power station that was damaged by a Russian air attack in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Energy Crisis

Learn how IWPR’s Ukraine team carry on reporting, despite the energy crisis caused by relentless Russian bombing.

2 Jan 26

Russian President Vladimir Putin stands accused of leading a major disinformation and influence operation across Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe. © Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP

“The Frontline is Everywhere”

Read about the growing threat of Russia’s malign influence efforts – and the movement to combat them.

19 Dec 25

A boy sits atop someone's shoulders as people celebrate the first anniversary of the overthrow of the Assad regime on December 8, 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Syria: Joy and Sadness

In this week’s update, read about Syrian joy and sadness on the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime.

12 Dec 25

Illustration by Mongabay-Latam

Death Flights in the Amazon

IWPR-supported investigation into Peruvian drug gangs terrorising indigenous communities has won a prestigious international award.

5 Dec 25

Speakers at an accountability forum in Kyiv, held as part of IWPR's Boosting Citizens Watchdogs in Ukraine project. © IWPR

Accountability in Ukraine

Discover how Ukrainian media and civil society are supporting landmark anti-corruption action.

28 Nov 25

An aerial view of Pugad Island, partly submerged in seawater amid rising tides on August 11, 2025 in Hagonoy, Philippines. In the Philippines’ coastal communities, the water has been rising for years. A slow, relentless encroachment fuelled by melting ice sheets in Antarctica, the sinking of land from decades of unchecked groundwater extraction, and the swelling seas of a warming planet. © Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Reporting the Climate Crisis

Discover how IWPR journalists are examining climate violence's effects on their local communities.

22 Nov 25

Launch of the Syria Prisons Museum at the National Museum in Damascus, September 15, 2025. © Prisons Museum

Syria - From Silence to Memory

Read about the new Damascus museum memorialising the heartbreaking stories of those who suffered in the country’s prisons.

14 Nov 25

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