IMPACT
Impact reports from IWPR programmes making a difference on the frontlines
Kenya: the Quiz Show Combatting Covid-19
Innovative TV format helps dispel fake news and fear-mongering around the virus.
Syria: Using Detention As Collective Punishment
Campaigners call for continued international activism to pressure Damascus.
Nigeria: How Does Faith Affect Disinformation?
Conspiracy theories spreads by religious leaders have far-reaching impact.
Nigeria: No, the Covid-19 Vaccine Won’t Turn You Into A Vampire.
How one reporter calmly combatted disinformation spread by a religious leader.
Kenya: Dispelling Myths About Vaccines and Male Virility
Mombasa reporter describes how solid research and frank conversations can combat Covid-19 disinformation.
Debunking Africa’s Covid-19 Conspiracies
IWPR project uses open source intelligence and investigative techniques to probe some of the most prevalent fake news stories.
Fighting Fake News in Southeast Asia
IWPR supports partner NGOs in an innovative range of responses to the pandemic.
Transnational Repression: from China to Belarus
Panel explores how repressive regimes persecute opponents far beyond their own borders.
Libyan Officials Vow to Protect Women’s Rights
Move follows efforts to ensure the inclusion of mental health support in disaster planning.
IWPR's Frontline Updates
FEATURED IMPACT
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.
"These stories can be presented as the ultimate testimonies of the difficult times experienced by all Cubans."
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
Covering War Crimes in Ukraine
IWPR reporting project provides unique insight and access to historic opportunity to see justice done for wartime atrocities.
“IWPR's Justice Report is extremely relevant for western audiences, both professional and the general public… [and] a source of factual information and analysis.”
Iryna Skosar Associate Professor, Odesa University Law Academy
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
More Impact
Covering War Crimes in Ukraine
IWPR reporting project provides unique insight and access to historic opportunity to see justice done for wartime atrocities.
Syria: Female Prisoners Speak Out
“It is not fair for us to face injustice both inside and outside prison.”
The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies
Project aims to help conflict journalists meet evidential standards that will allow their work to support future justice processes.
The Cashier of Dubai: Investigative Journalism with Impact
Moldova story leads to international legal cooperation in anti-corruption case.
Latin America: Security Support Provides Media “Lifeline”
Physical, psycho-emotional and digital safety consultations allow vulnerable media workers to gain key skills.
Combating Disinformation in Venezuela
Media and NGO alliance reveals extent to which the issue affects country’s online information space.