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Iraq's Troubled Media

Many people have abandoned the al-Shohada neighbourhood close to the Abu Ghraib prison, believing their homes are haunted by the ghosts of people tortured there. (Photo: Uthman al-Muktar)

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Haunt Local Sunnis

People living in vicinity of infamous jail say its dark legacy has cursed their lives.

Lebanese Youth Express Distrust of Municipalities

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), in cooperation with its local partner, the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), conducted a focus group study to analyse and evaluate young people’s perception of local government work.

Iraqi Media Complain of Tightening Curbs

Many journalists are calling for new laws to protect them and allow freer access to information.

Leave Only Your Footsteps

As the largest natural reserve in Lebanon, Shouf’s Cedar Forest gets special attention from local authorities, who want to preserve its unspoilt nature while promoting it as an ecotourism destination.

Iraqi Filmmakers Recognised

Documentary-makers shortlisted for award say IWPR training key to their success.

Documentaries produced by IWPR-trained women filmmakers were nominated for awards at a documentary festival in Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan. (Photo: IWPR)

Iraq: Oct/Nov ‘10

Iraqi documentary-makers shortlisted for award say IWPR training key to their success.

Journalists Decry Iraq's Biased Media

They say the politicisation of the country’s press is undermining independent journalism.

Guest blogger Maya Zankoul shares her experiences of blogging. (Photo: Susanne Fischer)

Photo Essay

Lebanon Digital Media Workshop

Photos taken during IWPR's digital media workshop with Hibr.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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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.

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