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With its focus on empowering women and marginalised groups, BREN aims to create a ripple effect of change that extends beyond its immediate beneficiaries. © Astrig Agopian/Getty Images

Armenia: Ensuring Women’s Voices Are Heard

Civil society groups participate in building future strategy for peace and security.

29 Aug 24

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting internet-connected systems such as hardware, software and data from cyberthreats.

New Cyber Resilience Handbook for Women Rights Groups

Guide offers civil society groups practical resources to combat online threats.

7 Mar 24

Bela Jikaevi, protagonist of the film Haztag-Seperataing the Inseparable and Keti Magradze, film director and the winner of the 2020 edition of the EUMM Special Prize for Peace Journalism. Tbilisi, Georgia, October 4, 2022. © IWPR/David Mdzinarishvili

Georgia: Peace Prize Winners Tell Tales of Reconciliation

“The root of the intractability of the conflict is the alienation between the parties.”

20 Dec 23

Tamar Chkhaidze (left), communications officer at the Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and Gulo Kokhodze, director of the news outlet Southern Gates. Kokhodze collected the Lekso Award on behalf of Teimuraz Inasaridz, winner in the category of best human rights article. © IWPR/HRHT

Lekso Award: Supporting Journalism and Human Rights

Pieces highlight plight of vulnerable and underrepresented communities in Georgia.

28 Nov 23

[left to right] Goga Aptsiauri, award-winning Georgian journalist with Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Nino Natroshvili, UN Women's public relations and social media expert, and Zviad Koridze, independent media expert, discuss the importance of gender-sensitive reporting, in particular in times of war and conflicts, at a public discussion in Tbilisi on October 11, 2023.

[L to R] Goga Aptsiauri, award-winning Georgian journalist with Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Nino Natroshvili, UN Women's public relations and social media expert, and Zviad Koridze, independent media expert, discuss the importance of gender-sensitive reporting, in particular in times of war and conflicts, at a public discussion in Tbilisi on October 11, 2023. © IWPR/Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics

Gender-Sensitive Reporting in Times of War

New guidelines aim to support journalists in producing ethical conflict coverage.

23 Nov 23

Georgian NGO Demlab conducted training sessions with doctors and health professionals about LGBTIQ+ sensitive communication.

Building Resilience Across the Eastern Neighbourhood

BREN aims to strengthen civil society and enhance the inclusion of women and marginalised groups.

3 Oct 23

Participants attending panel discussion on Navigating the Future EU-Georgia Relations, Youth Empowerment, and Civic Engagement. © EYP Georgia

Georgia: European Youth Parliament Meets

Event provides space for information exchange and debate.

8 Aug 23

Tbilisi-based journalist George Lomsadze held a session about reporting skills, with a focus on how to draft powerful pitches and structure long-form stories. © IWPR/Monica Ellena

Journalists Sharpen Reporting Skills

Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian reporters delve into often overlooked topics at IWPR workshop.

26 Jul 23

Nino Japaridze, Vice President at market research firm Edison Research talked with Chris Miller, author of Chip War, during a session named after the Financial Times’ 2022 Business Book of the Year. © IWPR

LEADx Leadership Accelerator

Five-day event brings over 200 multi-industry executives together to discuss digital diplomacy, disinformation and entrepreneurship.

19 Jul 23

Siran Hovhannisyan (middle) of Women's Fund Armenia stated that flexible and unrestricted funding could provide a solution to media's financial independence. Hovhannisyan discussed the issue of media's challenges during a panel with journalist and activist Arman Gharibyan and Varser Karapetyan, project coordinator at the Human Rights House Yerevan. © IWPR

The Impact of Conflict on Armenia’s Media

Panel explores how security concerns have profoundly impacted country’s freedom of speech and fueled misinformation.

29 Jun 23

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