The majority of this work is produced in local languages and, where possible, disseminated via local online and traditional media platforms to impact the communities, countries and regions where they live.
Global Voices presents a selection of this rich global content, which is produced with extensive training and mentoring from IWPR expert teams. Story production itself is a critical component of IWPR’s methodology, combining on-the-job mentoring with opportunities to report and be heard by an international audience.
Crimea: War Shrouded by Moscow’s Propaganda Fog
With Ukrainian news sites blocked, disinformation shapes people’s perception of events.
Azerbaijani Journalist Threatened Over High-Profile Trial
Rights organisations maintain that systematic lack of action in investigating such crimes serves to empower perpetrators.
Kyiv Residents Defy Risks to Return
“We are incredibly happy; we love our life, our country and this city."
Mykolaiv: A Garrison Town Digs In
The port is the lynchpin of an expected Russian strategy to seize the entire coast.
Back to the USSR: May 9 in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories
Russians bring back Soviet-era symbols to mark a militaristic holiday that fails to credit other nations for their role in defeating Nazi Germany.
Transnistria Cancels May 9 Parade Over Mysterious Explosions
A series of blasts in Moldova’s separatist region have heightened fears of regional destabilisation.
Ukraine Crisis Imperils Abkhazia
Experts believe that Moscow is now aiming to divert resources, given the heavy costs of its ongoing invasion.
Turkmenistan: Car and Beauty Bans Further Erode Women’s Rights
Fresh prohibitions have crushed hopes that newly appointed 40-year-old president Serdar Berdymukhamedov would pursue a more enlightened path.
Russia Accused of Weaponising Rape in Ukraine
Mounting evidence that soldiers are using sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Ukraine Voices
The Ukraine Voices project supports Ukrainian journalists reporting on the Russian invasion of their country.










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"Always when I think of press freedom I think of my colleague Jamal Khashoggi... Jamal’s work is not over – it lives on in the spirit of every reporter working to bring truth to light."
Janine di Giovanni
Senior Fellow at Yale University
Editor's Picks
The Horror of Bucha
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.