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Kunle Adebajo from Nigeria poses with his award for West African Journalist of the Year. Photo: Media Foundation for West Africa/Google Maps composite.

Kunle Adebajo from Nigeria poses with his award for West African Journalist of the Year. Photo: Media Foundation for West Africa/Google Maps composite.

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West African Journalist of the Year

An award-winning journalist's IWPR story revealed how international crowdfunding fuels separatist conflict in Nigeria.

Can Ukraine Prosecute Crimes Against Cultural Heritage?

A lack of provision under Ukrainian law means officials and activists are struggling to make their case in court.

Turkey: Keeping the Tandırs Burning

For local women, baking this traditional bread is heritage as well as livelihood.

A view of a destroyed church which served as a military redoubt for Russian soldiers on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine.

A view of a destroyed church which served as a military redoubt for Russian soldiers on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Ukraine: Torture in Lukashivka

Trial under way for the brutal treatment of POWs in occupied village.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference on March 26, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference on March 26, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. © Gaby Oraa/Getty Images

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Venezuela: “The Achievement of a Whole Society”

María Corina Machado's Nobel peace prize shows the power of civil society to achieve remarkable outcomes.

The Moscow Mechanism has been triggered five times in relation to alleged Russian crimes since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most recently concerning the treatment of Ukrainian POWs. Ukrainian prisoners of war get off a coach to return home after spending months in a Russian prison, on May 23, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

The Moscow Mechanism has been triggered five times in relation to alleged Russian crimes since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most recently concerning the treatment of Ukrainian POWs. Ukrainian prisoners of war get off a coach to return home after spending months in a Russian prison, on May 23, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

The Moscow Mechanism: Evidence and Advocacy

OSCE fact-finding missions deemed “crucial” for pursuing Russian accountability.

Russian rifleman Dmitrii Kurashov, captured by Ukraine's forces in late January 2024, is accused of a shooting a Ukrainian soldier after he had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russian rifleman Dmitrii Kurashov, captured by Ukraine's forces in late January 2024, is accused of a shooting a Ukrainian soldier after he had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. © Security Service of Ukraine

Ukraine: “Just Sentence Me”

Russian rifleman has admitted to killing a Ukrainian POW, although he refuses to give evidence.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles.

A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years. © Umut Akar

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

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