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Family members mourn the death of Ruslan Nechyporenko, 47, after his funeral on April 18, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. His body was found in Bucha after Russian soldiers withdrew weeks before, one of at least 700 murdered civilians found in towns around Kiev, according to authorities. The slayings launched investigations for possible war crimes perpetuated by Russian forces during the occupation. © John Moore/Getty Images

Project Launch

Ukraine Justice Report

IWPR project will document long, painful and essential journey to bring Russia’s military impunity to an end.

Project Highlight

Central Asian Analysts Meet Georgia’s Vibrant Civil Society

Cross-border visit supports delegates’ research and analytical skills and builds regional cooperation.

Pham Doan Trang. © Paul Mooney

Press Release

Vietnam: Former IWPR Mentor Receives International Press Freedom Award

Imprisoned writer honoured for her tireless work seeking to hold authorities to account.

The event in Ashgabat has been the continuation of a series of regional festivals that have already been held in other cities of Central Asia – Dushanbe, Tashkent, Bishkek and Almaty. © CABAR

Go Viral Festivals Spark Collaboration Across Central Asia

Events travel to region’s five capitals with the aim of inspiring creativity and cross-border connections.

IWPR's partner, Association of Independent Press, has trained citizens in more isolated, rural areas of Moldova – who often remain particularly vulnerable to manipulation - in how to identify and counter disinformation. © Association of Independent Press (API)

Project Highlight

Moldovan Journalists Explain High Cost of Disinformation

Media literacy seminars in more remote parts of the country highlight danger of fake news.

IWPR’s local partner in Moldova, the Association of Independent Press (API), held two seminars in May and June 2022 as part of a project supporting Moldovan media’s resilience to disinformation following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The project is funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). © IWPR

Project Highlight

Moldovan Media Learn New Skills to Build Resilience

Programme provides emergency response to fighting fake news surrounding the Ukraine conflict.

Sessions during the May13-15 event touched upon how to manage hate speech online, setting up businesses, monetising creative work and designing business plans. © CABAR

Project Highlight

Go Viral Festival Gathers Thousands in Dushanbe

IWPR’s cross-regional project provides a unique platform for journalists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and artists to connect.

Journalism students carry the newly-donated books to the library. © IWPR

Press Release

Marie Colvin’s Books Donated to Mosul Library

Collection to serve as the basis for new centre to inspire future researchers and reporters from the Iraqi city.

This year’s LEADx took place online on February 7-18, 2022.

Project Highlight

IWPR Hosts Third Annual LEADx

Programme’s support for emerging leaders across Eastern Partnership particularly important in light of Ukraine war.

Jindires, northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. © Civil Defense of Idlib

Jindires, northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. © IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE

IWPR Responding in Syria

Focus is supporting Syrian partners to provide life-saving assistance as well as psychological support for adults and children.

Frontline Updates

Covering Coronavirus in Cuba

IWPR’s network of reporters in Cuba are defying one of the most repressive media environments in the world to expose mass government disinformation over the Covid-19 crisis.

A woman wearing a face mask reads a newspaper in Havana, Cuba on July 29, 2020. © YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images

"These stories can be presented as the ultimate testimonies of the difficult times experienced by all Cubans."

Yusufhon Zakaria, a 38-year-old Kyrgyz imam whose support for girls’ education has earned him a huge following on Instagram and Youtube. © Y. Zakaria

Central Asia: Imams Turn Influencers

IWPR is training a new generation of social media influencers across Central Asia to spread tolerance and counter violent extremism.

"I was able to persuade families that it was a good thing to give their girls an education."

Yusufhon Zakaria Kyrgyz imam

Fighting Corruption in Ukraine

A handbook produced by IWPR’s partners in Ukraine has become the go-to text for the country’s main anti-corruption body.

Oleksandr Novikov, chairman of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption of Ukraine with the Top 20 Local Corruption Schemes – How to Overcome Them handbook. © IWPR

“I keep it on my desk as a challenge for myself and my colleagues.”

Oleksandr Novikov Head of Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention

Malala at age 12 talks about taking part in IWPR's Open Minds Pakistan project.

Malala's IWPR Roots

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai began her campaigning work as a 12-year-old IWPR trainee in a Pakistani programme empowering young people through public debate and dialogue.

“In IWPR's Open Minds, we students learned how to express ourselves and the problems of others through the media. We learned so much in the trainings.”

Malala Yousafzai Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate

Project Highlights

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.

Focus on Nigeria: Dayo Aiyetan

The founder & president of the Media Association for Peace in Lebanon which works with IWPR on Aswat Horra, a regional freedom of expression project.

Focus on Lebanon: Vanessa Bassil

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.

Focus on Central Asia: Ilkham Umarahunov