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Inflammatory narratives continue to undermine social cohesion and fuel tensions. Interview with Jalal Mohamed Ottman, Head of the General Authority for Monitoring Media Content in Libya (GAMMC). #Libya #HateSpeech
Countering Hate Speech in Libya’s Fragmented Media
Hate speech has become an increasingly significant challenge in Libya, where years of political division, armed conflict and social fragmentation have deepened mistrust among communities. Inflammatory...
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Request for Quotations: Final Project Evaluations, MENA Region Deadline for offers: August 7, 2026 Learn more at: iwpr.net/engage/oppor... #RFQ #MENA
Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan Read the full report: zantimes.com/2026/07/23/i...
In our latest Frontline Update read about the devastating impact of US aid cuts on Afghan women. With thanks to @zantimes.bsky.social for contributing with their fearless reporting! #afganistan #women #health #USAID
Amid USAID cuts and Taliban restrictions, we find clinics closing, midwives disappearing, and women dying. This story, by independent Afghan media outlet ZanTimes, is supported by IWPR's Impact Reporting programme. It has been published in partnership with openDemocracy.
Inside the Deadly Collapse of Maternity Care in Afghanistan
Nasima’s labour pains began in late December 2025. She was 30 years old, a mother of two, living in a remote village in Ashtarlay district, Daikundi province. Like many women in rural Afghanistan, she...
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A year on, many families are still searching for answers about the fate of their loved ones. #Syria #Conflict #HumanRights #Suwayda
Vanished: Enforced Disappearances in Suwayda
At around noon on July 15, 2025, Ahmad Mowaffak Arabi left his small shop in Umm al-Zaytoun village in Suwayda governorate to visit his sister in the regional capital. The 32-year-old took his motorcy...
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In this week’s update, hear about the work done to memorialise the Srebrenica genocide and build a peaceful future. #genocide #srebrenica #peace #remembrance
Frontline Update: Remembering Srebrenica
THE BIG PICTUREJuly 11 marks the international day of commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, when more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered after Bosnian Serb forces overran the encla...
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In the latest update, read about the Ukrainian journalist reporting on the war crimes prosecutions affecting her own community.
Frontline Update: Ukraine: Documenting Justice
THE BIG PICTUREThis week, we highlight the work of Elmira Shagabudtdinova, a Ukrainian journalist covering crucial war crimes justice processes in her southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia.
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In the latest Frontline Update, hear how ordinary Cubans are struggling to deal with the impact of prolonged fuel shortages. #Cuba #sanctions #oil
Frontline Update: Cuba’s Energy Crisis
Welcome to IWPR’s Frontline Update, your go-to source to hear from journalists and local voices at the front lines of conflict.THE BIG PICTURECuba’s ongoing energy crisis continues to have a major imp...
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Address by IWPR Founder & Executive Director Anthony Borden at the 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland. #Ukraine #URC2026
Ukraine: The Critical Infrastructure of Trust
We make a distinction between soft power and hard power, but let’s remember, especially in the city of Gdańsk, of all cities, that soft power is real power, and that’s really what matters.So, it is a ...
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In the latest update, read about how journalism can unpack the complex realities behind the global refugee crisis.
Frontline Update: World Refugee Day
Welcome to IWPR’s Frontline Update, your go-to source to hear from journalists and local voices at the front lines of conflict.THE BIG PICTUREThe UN’s latest Global Trends report reveals that there we...
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Comment: The Untold Stories of War To truly understand the refugee crisis, we need to listen to those directly affected.
The Untold Stories of War
There are so many aspects of war that headlines about air strikes and harrowing pictures of casualties do not reveal. We cannot understand war without knowledge of what happens after the bombs explode...
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Call for Applications: Project Evaluator, Ukraine (Remote) #Ukraine #vacancy #wearehiring
Vacancy: Project Evaluator, Ukraine (Remote)
Contract type: ConsultantDuration: July 2026 - October 2026Location: Remote with the possibility of some work in UkraineReports to: Project Manager with oversight of the IWPR MEL OfficerCompensation: ...
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In this week’s update, read about the complex truth behind Iran’s pro-regime demonstrations.
Frontline Update: Tehran’s Loyalty Pageant
Welcome to IWPR’s Frontline Update, your go-to source to hear from journalists and local voices at the front lines of conflict. THE BIG PICTURE As the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US enters...
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In the centre of the Iranian capital, a nightly pro-regime rally has been going for nearly three months.
Iran: “We Are Armed with Allahu Akbar”
These days, central Tehran’s busy Tajrish Square market packs up early. Those who come looking for seasonal wild garlic or rhubarb leave before the evening call to prayer, surrendering Tajrish to the ...
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IWPR is looking for a consultant to provide support to media outlets to produce high-impact multimedia content on sensitive women’s rights-related issues. #Iraq #wearehiring #womensrights #consultant Read more and apply at: iwpr.net/engage/oppor...
Request for Proposals: Editorial/Women’s Rights and Protection Expert, Iraq
Request for QuotationsRFQ number: PRF# 177-004 Issuance date: 02/02/2026Description: IWPR is looking for a consultant to provide support to media outlets to produce high-impact multimedia content whil...
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Call For Proposals for Civil Society Organisations in Armenia Closing date: Monday, 22 June 2026, 23:59 Yerevan time Grant size: GBP 40,000-80,000 #Armenia #CallForProposals For full details and how to apply go to: iwpr.net/engage/oppor...
Request for Proposals: Call For Proposals for Civil Society Organisations in Armenia
Project: Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN) IICall type: Open competitionWho can apply: Any registered Civil-Society Organisation (CSO) including media in Armenia Closing date: Mo...
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Conflict has sent shockwaves far beyond the Middle East, driving up oil prices, straining supply chains and interrupting crucial remittances. IWPR's Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla writes from the #Philippines. #Iran #Conflict #Economy iwpr.net/ne64wfhp
Fuel, Food and Fear: Philippines Faces Impact of Iran War
Dante and Edna Largo have run a local cafe in east Manila for the last 26 years, selling breakfast and lunch to a devoted customer base from nearby homes, schools and offices.“It is through this busin...
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In this week’s update, read about how the Philippines continues to reel from the rising fuel costs and uncertainty for overseas workers as a result of the Iran war. #Philippines #IranWar iwpr.net/tl6z7o9h
Iran: Distant Conflict Hits Close to Home
Welcome to IWPR’s Frontline Update, your go-to source to hear from journalists and local voices at the front lines of conflict. THE BIG PICTURE The ongoing Iran conflict and instability around the Str...
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In this week’s update, read about how disinformation has become a central front in Armenia’s strategic shift towards Europe. #Armenia #europe #russia #disinformation
Armenia’s European Pivot
Welcome to IWPR’s Frontline Update, your go-to source to hear from journalists and local voices at the front lines of conflict. THE BIG PICTURE This week, European leaders gathered in Yerevan in a lan...
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“My family knows that at any moment, for any reason, I could be arrested.” #WPFD #WPFD2026 #Cuba
Independent Journalism in Cuba: It’s Illegal – But It Happens
The state of independent journalism in Cuba could be summarised thus: it’s illegal - but it happens.The regime has formalised censorship through measures such as the 2019 law which penalises those who...
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“The only available information is what authorities officially release.” #WPFD #wpfd2026 #IranWar
Iran’s Digital Darkness
The US-Israel war against Iran has produced unprecedented and harrowing restrictions on the flow of information within the country.War, by its very nature, disrupts or halts the flow of information to...
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On World Press Freedom Day we highlight the local voices continuing to bear witness to truth in the face of repression, danger and trauma. #WPFD #WPFD2026 #media #freepress
Spotlight: World Press Freedom Day 2026
On World Press Freedom Day we highlight the local voices continuing to bear witness to truth in the face of repression, danger and trauma.
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War crimes justice depends on what’s seen, documented and reported. For journalists in Ukraine, this means navigating trauma and complex legal processes. #UkraineJusticeIWPR #УкраїнаПравосуддяIWPR
IWPR's new handbook provides a practical guide to conflict-sensitive reporting on war crimes in Ukraine with a strong focus on local Ukrainian voices and experience.
Conflict Sensitive Reporting on War Crimes: A Guide for Ukrainian Journalists
A practical guide to conflict-sensitive reporting on war crimes in Ukraine, featuring local voices and a foreword by Beth Van Schaack. Master best practices today.
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Two brothers, one of whom was a minor, were abducted during the occupation of the Kyiv region in the spring of 2022.
Ukrainian Citizen Convicted of Treason and Kidnapping
A former Ukrainian Navy serviceman from Crimea who defected to the enemy has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for war crimes and treason.The investigation established that Ivan Savchen...
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New tools, data analysis methods and inter-agency collaboration are boosting use of open sources in war crimes justice processes.
The Evolving Role of OSINT
In March 2022, during the occupation of the village of Dovzhyk in the Chernihiv region, Russian soldiers took three brothers - Yevhen, Dmytro and Mykola Kulichenkos – to a nearby wood where a grave ha...
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The Iran conflict shows how easily state actors and armed groups alike exploit violence to attack critical voices.
Weaponising Digital Space in War
Civic space and reliable information have long been among the first casualties of conflict.War has historically provided cover for state actors and armed groups alike to launch violent campaigns again...
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For many, the crisis is shaped by bitter arguments over what kind of change - if any - should come next.
Hope and Fear Among Iranians in Turkey
In a coffee shop on a chill Ramadan evening, three Iranian friends scroll through their phones and share the latest news with each other. The clink of cups mixes with the constant buzz of phone alerts...
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