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Global Voices

Why Did the Cuban Regime Jail an Environmentalist?

How dissent singles citizens out for harassment and discrimination.
The Cuban Sculptor Who Lives in a Museum

How leaving the island allowed an artist to unleash his creativity.
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.

Port Town Swamped by Sewage

Osniel Carmona Breijo

6 Jun 13

Drainage system crumbling after years of underinvestment.

Cuba Rejects "Biased" Human Rights Recommendations

Yaremis Flores Marín

5 Jun 13

Government has six months to respond on nearly 300 points.

Disused building in Havana. (Photo: Matthias Sachse)

Havana Evictions Highlight Housing Shortage

Lisbán Hernández Sánchez

22 May 13

Homeless Cubans squat in disused state properties.

Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias pictured soon after his release. (Photo: Hablemos Press)

Interview

Life in a Cuban Jail

Laura Paz

8 May 13

Journalist Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias speaks about his own experiences, and the mistreatment of other prisoners.

Prison at Melena del Sur, in the Mayabeque province of western Cuba. Havana. (Photo: Gerardo Younel Ávila Perdomo)

Cuba Grants Prison Access on Own Terms

Yaremis Flores Marín

8 May 13

First visit in years highlights lack of regular outside monitoring.

Poster in support of detained Cuban dissident Luis Enrique Lozada Igarza.

Sixty on Hunger Strike in Eastern Cuba

Frank Abel García

2 May 13

Authorities step up intimidation in hope of ending protest.

Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias after his release, back at the Hablemos Press agency for which he reports. (Photo: Hablemos Press)

Freedom for Detained Cuban Journalist

Dana Sants

10 Apr 13

Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias spent half a year in jail without being sent to trial.

Poster in support of Calixto Ramón Martínez Árias.

Hunger Strikes for Jailed Cuban Journalist

Dana Sants

9 Apr 13

Journalist colleague and three others up the pressure on the authorities to deliver on promise of freedom.

Poster in support of Calixto Ramón Martínez Árias.

Hopes of Freedom for Cuban Journalist

Laura Paz

2 Apr 13

Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias abandons three-week hunger strike after authorities hint at release.

Cuban schoolchildren under the watchful eye of Che Guevara. (Photo: Mike Keran/Flickr)

Cuban Schools Slap Down Jehovah's Witnesses

Yaremis Flores Marín

26 Mar 13

Refusal to conform with state ideology exposes faith group members to discrimination.

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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