Civil society

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference on March 26, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. © Gaby Oraa/Getty Images

Venezuela: “The Achievement of a Whole Society”

María Corina Machado's Nobel peace prize shows the power of civil society to achieve remarkable outcomes.

17 Oct 25

A panel discussion accompanied the launch of IWPR’s Independent Countering Disinformation Centre (ICDC) in Moldova’s capital Chisinau. © Mariana Aricova

Building Resilience

IWPR provides civil society groups with innovative tools to boost their community impact.

5 Sep 25

A Palestinian boy is seen carrying food aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in al-Shati refugee camp on January 13, 2009, in Gaza City. © Abid Katib/Getty Images

Humanitarian Workers Under Threat from Disinformation

The real-life impact of online malign influence on human rights defenders.

17 Jan 25

A Palestinian boy is seen carrying food aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in al-Shati refugee camp on January 13, 2009, in Gaza City. © Abid Katib/Getty Images

How Malign Information Harms Humanitarian Workers

The demonisation of civil society online can have real-life repercussions.

16 Jan 25

A defaced mural of Hafez al-Assad, father of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a highway on the outskirts of Damascus on December 17, 2024. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Syria’s Ten Post-Assad Challenges

As Syrians start to re-build, complex domestic, regional and international realties will determine this transition.

19 Dec 24

Georgia’s Violent Crackdown on Journalists

Media workers covering the ongoing protests report being directly targeted amid extreme brutality.

11 Dec 24

Demonstrators shoot fireworks at the police officers during a protest outside the parliament on November 29, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. © Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images

Georgia: “This is Our Last Chance to Fight for a European Future”

Young activist describes “anger and hope” of the nightly demonstrations in central Tbilisi.

10 Dec 24

People gather during a protest against the foreign agents law on May 13, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. © Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images

Georgia: “I Want to Play a Part in This Process”

IWPR project manager explains why she is volunteering as an election observer in a vote seen as crucial to country’s democratic future.

22 Oct 24

International summit on women’s rights in Afghanistan saw more than 120 activists, journalists, and artists gather in the Albanian capital Tirana for three days of intense discussion and debate. © Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania

Divisions Emerge Within Afghan Women’s Rights Movement

Issue of direct negotiations with the Taleban proves contentious point among campaigners.

3 Oct 24

Julia views her one-week-old daughter Veronica in the intensive care for newborns at Okhmatdyt Hospital on December 06, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Earlier this week the same hospital was hit by Russian missile with many killed and injured including 4 children. © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Hospital Attack Continues Russia’s War on Children

Rather than undermining Ukrainians’ resolve, such attacks convince them that there is no other option but to continue fighting.

11 Jul 24

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