World Press Freedom Day 2021

Myanmar's military Junta continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of live ammunition.

Myanmar's military Junta continued a brutal crackdown on a nationwide civil disobedience movement in which thousands of people have turned out in continued defiance of live ammunition. © Stringer/Getty Images

Myanmar: Filming the Coup

Participants in story-telling project empowered to alert outside world and fellow citizens to the country’s plight.

1 May 21

Trainees with IWPR's “Women in Media” training course at The University of Tripoli Media Lab, October 2017.

Trainees with IWPR's “Women in Media” training course at The University of Tripoli Media Lab, October 2017. © IWPR

Libya’s MediaLab Generation

Scheme has produced professionally trained journalists and developed public and private partnerships across the country.

1 May 21

Recording a podcast.

Recording a podcast. © Freepic

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.

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

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