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Iraqi protesters gather at Tahrir square during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the capital Baghdad on October 31, 2019. © Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

“This is a Critical Time for Iraq”

Co-founder of Jummar media explains why young Iraqis urgently need an information space where they can learn, contribute and share perspectives.

2 May 25

Parliament building in Tiraspol, the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state within Moldova. Journalists in the autonomous region of Gaugazia and the breakaway territory of Transnistria face particular impediments to their work. © Alexander Udodov

Mounting Pressure on Moldova’s Independent Press

Experts warn that existing legislation is failing to protect media.

2 May 25

Ukrainian prosecutors report that young journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna's remains, returned from Russian captivity, bore evident signs of torture before her death. © Viktoriia Roshchyna/Facebook

The Courage to Tell Dangerous Truths

It is more urgent than ever to support free and robust reporting.

2 May 25

Jummar is an independent Iraqi outlet mentoring young journalists to cover under-reported stories. Illustration by Jummar.

Supporting Independent Iraqi Journalism

IWPR partner Jummar, an independent Iraqi outlet, mentors young journalists to cover under-reported stories.

17 Apr 25

A Ukrainian cameraman filming a metal cage built by Russian troops for detentions. The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office is investigating several criminal cases related to the abduction of local reporters in Melitopol, an occupied city in the Zaporizhzhia region. © Scott Peterson/Getty Images

Investigating Crimes Against Ukrainian Journalists

NGOs and prosecutors log hundreds of cases of aggression, intimidation and attacks on media workers.

19 Feb 25

Women journalists working in the Turkish media face multiple challenges, including prejudice, exclusion and harassment. © Burak Kara/Getty Images

Turkey: “Media Can Show Solutions”

How newsrooms need to organise to boost gender equality.

28 Nov 24

Protest by Ada youth in Accra. © Edward Clement Kumsah

Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

Volunteer-run station asked questions about a controversial salt mining project. Then the threats and violence began.

18 Nov 24

A large demonstration held on October 28 in front of Georgia's parliament where four opposition parties called for a repeat election, accusing Georgian Dream of election fraud. © IWPR

Georgia’s Post-Election Perils

Protests continue against validity of electoral win that risks diverting country’s pro-European path.

14 Nov 24

Elizardo Sanchez, head of the banned but tolerated Cuban National Human Rights Commission, talks with journalists after meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson at the Residence of the Chief of Mission of the U.S. Interests Section January 23, 2015 in Havana, Cuba. © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Media Under Pressure as Venezuela Vote Nears

Venezuela's presidential election Sunday risks being neither fair nor free as Maduro seeks reelection.

26 Jul 24

President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at Palacio Nacional on June 10, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. © Hector Vivas/Getty Images

Mexico’s New President Inherits Grim Media Landscape

Claudia Sheinbaum will preside over of one of the most violent countries for journalists.

9 Jul 24

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“This is a Critical Time for Iraq”

Mounting Pressure on Moldova’s Independent Press

The Courage to Tell Dangerous Truths

Supporting Independent Iraqi Journalism

Investigating Crimes Against Ukrainian Journalists

Turkey: “Media Can Show Solutions”

Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

Georgia’s Post-Election Perils

Media Under Pressure as Venezuela Vote Nears

Mexico’s New President Inherits Grim Media Landscape

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