Media

Podcasts Boom in Central Asia

Format leaves presenters at liberty to cover areas often suppressed in other types of media.

1 May 21

Protesters wearing bandages crossing their mouths stand holding up signs showing the faces of two slain journalists captioned in Arabic "martyrs of the word" during an anti-government demonstration, also calling for freedom of the press, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on January 17, 2020. © Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images

Iraq: Radio Stations Fear for Future

Hard-won freedoms may be at risk if outlets attempt to hold politicians and officials to account.

1 May 21

Cambodian children wait for medical care outside a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on February 12, 2020. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Cambodia: Combatting COVID-19 Misinformation

Radio call-in show unpicks fake news and conspiracy theories around the virus.

22 Feb 21

Focus on Nigeria: Dayo Aiyetan

Founder and executive director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting in Nigeria, and IWPR partner on a project bringing media and civil society together to fight human rights abuses.

21 Dec 20

Focus on Central Asia: Ilkham Umarahunov

IWPR project manager who coordinated a project aimed at preventing violent extremism and training religious leaders in how to use social media to communicate with young people.

21 Dec 20