Corruption

Flowers and candles laid out during a vigil honouring journalists killed in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues. Washington, D.C., 11 Aug 2025. © Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Dying for the Truth

Read about the appalling threats journalists face in conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine.

15 Aug 25

Thousands of residents protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies on July 23, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images

Fighting Corruption in Wartime Ukraine

Even amid active conflict – Ukrainians continue to hold their government accountable.

8 Aug 25

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Holding Moldova's Judiciary to Account

Investigative journalists and civil society demand accountability from Moldova's justice system.

7 Feb 25

Editorial meeting at Paros magazine, a multicultural lifestyle magazine based in Istanbul, Turkey. © Paros magazine

Turkey's Women Journalists Speak Out

Turkish women journalists unite to expand opportunities and protect media freedom.

31 Jan 25

In recent months, vast swathes of farmland have been seized for gold mining, often without compensation for local farmers. © IWPR

The Winners and Losers of Ghana’s Gold Rush

Villagers are routinely shut out of negotiations by cartels who profit from land grabs.

10 Dec 24

Illustration from the Gato Encerrado investigation, Permission to Kill.

Salvadoran Police’s Permission to Kill

IWPR investigation reveals organised crime network within El Salvador's police.

6 Dec 24

President of Moldova Maia Sandu. © Carl Court/Getty Images

What Next for Moldova?

Country’s European trajectory may depend on healing internal discord and ensuring public trust in the electoral process.

8 Nov 24

A Guatemalan journalist protests against the arrest of Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper El Periodico, outside the Justice Palace in Guatemala City, on July 30, 2022. © JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Latin America: Journalism Continues to Hold Power to Account

Despite coming under constant attack, independent media are achieving remarkable impact.

1 May 24

Emilia Sercan has been an investigative journalist for over 25 years.

Romania: Defying Kompromat

“I couldn’t be bribed or stopped with death threats, but maybe I was supposed to be embarrassed enough by intimate pictures to be silenced.”

8 Mar 24

In the village of Salchia, in southern Moldova, a sign states that the playground was built with funding by Ilan Shor. The fugitive businessman retains significant influence on Moldovan politics despite a sentence in absentia on fraud charges. © Piotr Garciu

Shor: Moscow’s Man in Moldova

Life in exile has not hindered the fugitive magnate’s political powers.

13 Dec 23

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