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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.

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

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Election Psyops and the Assault on Democracy

Moldova and Georgia's elections reveal citizens' choices amid malign influence operations.

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

Interview

Georgia’s Post-Election Perils

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

Saturday church service in the Seventh-Day Christian Adventist Church in Almaty. © CABAR.asia

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Bridging Gaps in Divided Societies

IWPR builds trust among religious communities to forge bridges with local authorities.

Susan Auma and Robert Adongo, Peter Otieno’s mother and brother, hold his funeral pamphlet. Otieno died from injuries allegedly inflicted by police during protests in Kondele, Kisumu County, on July 12, 2023. © Thomas Mukhwana/IWPR

Kenyans Maimed by the State Demand Accountability

Despite scores of killings during a deadly crackdown on protest, no police officers have been arrested or charged.

Plain clothed and uniformed security operatives arrest Sammy Okanya (C) in Kampala on July 23 2024. © Haggai Matsiko/IWPR/Agora

How Uganda Tried to Silence Protest

Young anti-corruption activists tell IWPR of abuse they suffered in police detention.

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

Interview

What Next for Moldova?

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

Castillo, Abregú and Portela, three cases of hangings in police stations in Buenos Aires province reported by the relatives of the deceased. © elDiarioAR

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Lethal Custody in Argentina

Police custody deaths in Buenos Aires: investigation exposes irregularities and prompts action.

Thousands of demonstrators opposing the bill on 'transparency of foreign influence' gather in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on May 11, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. © Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Georgia at the Crossroads

Georgia poised between a European path and Russian alignment.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Interview

Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

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Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

Election Psyops and the Assault on Democracy

Georgia’s Post-Election Perils

Bridging Gaps in Divided Societies

Kenyans Maimed by the State Demand Accountability

How Uganda Tried to Silence Protest

What Next for Moldova?

Lethal Custody in Argentina

Georgia at the Crossroads

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Interview: The War on Disinformation

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