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Derk Sauer, journalist and media executive, dies at 72. © Semyon Katz

Derk Sauer (1952–2025)

Pioneering Dutch journalist and media executive dies at 72.

5 Aug 25

Sexual harassment and stalking are the most commonly reported forms of technology-facilitated violence experienced by women and girls. © Kiwistocks/Freepik

The Abuse That Knows No Borders

How technology is being weaponised to silence women – and the global fightback against it.

1 Aug 25

Since 2020, 15 Indigenous people have been murdered in the Peruvian regions of Ucayali, Huánuco, and Pasco for defending the environment and their land. © Mongabay Latam

Celebrating Latin America’s Best Journalism

IWPR-backed investigations into human rights abuses shortlisted for a Latin American journalism award.

25 Jul 25

BRIC project retreat, June 2025. © BRIC/IWPR

Moldova’s Fake News Fightback

Moldovans join forces against foreign information manipulation threatening the country's democratic path.

18 Jul 25

Smoke rises in Kyiv after Russia launched another drone attack on the city. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine: Living Under Drone Attack

How Ukrainians in Kyiv are coping under an unprecedented barrage of Russian drones."

11 Jul 25

Returnees cross the border from Iran, on July 3, 2025 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. Over 256,000 Afghans left Iran for Afghanistan last month, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM), ahead of a July 6 deadline imposed by the Iranian government for all undocumented Afghans to leave the country. The number of Afghans in Iran had swelled in recent years after the Taliban regained control of the country in 2021. © Elise Blanchard/Getty Images

Iran: “Hatred Towards Afghans Has Grown”

Iran intensifies its crackdown on Afghan refugees following the war with Israel.

4 Jul 25

Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. © Stringer/Getty Images

The Iran-Israel War

Hear from voices across the region on the impact of the Israel-Iran crisis.

27 Jun 25

Sudanese refugees sit outside their makeshift shelters at twilight close to a relocation camp in Adre, Chad. © Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

World Refugee Day

Responsible reporting's vital role in understanding the global refugee crisis.

20 Jun 25

Gonca Tokyolis a freelance journalist based in Istanbul. Photo courtesy of G. Tokyol.

A Safe Space for Turkish Journalists

Meet Gonca Tokyol, an IWPR-trained Turkish journalist reporting on vital issues despite the many challenges..

13 Jun 25

A woman looks at pictures of the bodies of prisoners recovered from prisons around Damascus on 16 December 2024. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Seeking Justice in Post-Assad Syria

An international media collective documents the newly-exposed horrors of Syria's regime prisons.

6 Jun 25

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