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Why Aren't Women Protesting in Cuba?

The revolution was supposed to bring equality for women but the reality is very different.
Cuba's New Figurehead

Despite elections, real political change remains as far away as ever.
IWPR Fights Gender Violence Online

Publication includes a dozen key tips for digital security trainers.
Cuban Journalists Face "War of Attrition"

Conference hears how writers who reject the state-controlled press face harsh consequences.
Covering Gender in Latin America

Event hears how regional outlets fail to properly cover vital issues.

Hard Grind in Cuban Bakeries

5 Nov 13

Ingredients often sold on the black market, leaving customers with poor-quality bread.

A ten-peso note. (Photo: David Sasaki/Flickr)

Cuban Currency Reform Welcomed

Anddy S.A.

5 Nov 13

Change means people will be allowed to buy any goods on sale without making them any more affordable.

Cuba's "Women in White" Harassed on Sunday Marches

Anddy S.A.

1 Nov 13

Security services disrupt processions in Matanzas province for more than three months.

Cuban Athletes Allowed To Play Abroad

Anddy S.A.

30 Oct 13

New policy includes pay rises for local players and freedom to take up foreign contracts.

Cuban Whistleblowers Face Sanctions

Augusto César San Martin Albistur

15 Oct 13

Paramedics sacked after reporting corruption and mismanagement in the ambulance service.

With Open Voices / Con Voz Abierta book cover. (Photo: IWPR)

Cuban Journalism Showcased in New Book

IWPR staff

10 Oct 13

Insights into daily lives of people living in an isolated society, from reporters who live there.

Cuban Town's Water Supply Dries Up

Osniel Carmona Breijo

18 Sep 13

Rural community forced to pay for water deliveries.

Heavy Burden on Cuban Rockers

18 Sep 13

Rock bands say they struggle to survive without official recognition.

A staff cleaner (not a convict) at a Cuban hospital. (Photo: Gerardo Younel Ávila Perdomo/Hablemos Press Center)

Convicts as Cleaners for Cuban Hospitals

Augusto César San Martin Albistur

5 Sep 13

Day-release scheme gives prisoners an income and provides extra hands for short-staffed healthcare system.

Zonas Poéticas event in Alamar, Havana. (Photo: Frank Abel)

Balancing Act for Cuban Hip Hop

23 Aug 13

Artists have to tread carefully between self-expression and offending officials.

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IWPR gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict and transition to help them drive change

IWPR supports local reporters, citizen journalists and civil society activists in three dozen countries in conflict, crisis and transition around the world. We contribute to peace and good governance by strengthening the ability of media and civil society to speak out. We do this by training, mentoring and providing platforms for professional and citizen reporters; building up the institutional capacity of media and civic groups; and working with independent and official partners to remove barriers to free expression, robust public debate and citizen engagement.

Promoting Free Expression: IWPR builds the skills of professional and citizen journalists working in traditional media and in social and new media.
Strengthening Accountability: IWPR supports the capacity of civil society and human rights groups to more effectively advocate for government and institutional accountability.
Building Inclusive Societies: IWPR supports peace and reconciliation in conflict zones around the world.

Information about our projects

Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan & South Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, Burma, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Europe / Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Latin America: Cuba, Regional
Middle East / North Africa: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Tunisia