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A protester makes a three-finger salute in front of a row of riot police, who are holding roses given to them by protesters, on February 06, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. © Getty Images

Myanmar: IWPR Asked to Help UN War Crimes Investigation

Request follows on from two-year project monitoring, reporting and analysing online hate speech.

2 Nov 21

How Should Central Asia Deal With Afghanistan?

International experts discuss potential threats and opportunities to stabilise ongoing tensions.

1 Nov 21

Afghanistan After the Collapse: What Next?

International experts discuss the implications of the country’s fall to the Taleban.

6 Oct 21

Setting up the studio for For Facts Sake quiz show. © Africa Uncensored

Kenya: the Quiz Show Combatting Covid-19

Innovative TV format helps dispel fake news and fear-mongering around the virus.

1 Oct 21

Online discussion held to mark the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30.

Syria: Using Detention As Collective Punishment

Campaigners call for continued international activism to pressure Damascus.

22 Sep 21

Exiled Belarusians hold historical Belarus opposition flags as they take part in a protest at the Polish-Belarusian border crossing on June 05, 2021 in Bobrowniki, Poland. © Omar Marques/Getty Images

Belarus: Calls for International Justice Continue

Hopes grow that diaspora may be key to pursuing criminal cases against current regime.

31 Aug 21

The Taleban in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan. © Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Central Asia Braces for Impact of Taleban Takeover

Analysts fear that the new Kabul regime will inspire extremist organisations across the region.

31 Aug 21

Longtime IWPR partner Libyan Organisation for Development hosts a training for 30 women social workers in Benghazi. © LoD

Libyan Officials Vow to Protect Women’s Rights

Move follows efforts to ensure the inclusion of mental health support in disaster planning.

11 Aug 21

IWPR's Caucasus programme director Beka Bajelidze at the launch event for Newsrooms Countering Disinformation film held in Tbilisi. © David Mdzinarishvili/IWPR

Helping Newsrooms Counter Disinformation

IWPR online course helps prevent local media from facilitating fake news.

9 Aug 21

Amal Alnani is the founder of I am a Libyan Woman and My Son is a Foreigner (ILSF), an organisation campaigning for the rights of women and young people disadvantaged by a loophole in Libya’s citizenship law. © Amal Alnani

Libya: Women’s NGO Head Inspired to Run for Office

IWPR colleague poised to take her activism forward into the world of politics.

6 Aug 21

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