Weekly Frontline Updates Archive

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4 April 2024

Defending Moldova's Democracy

In this week’s update, read about how Moldovans are building regional partnerships to counter malign information interference against their democracy.

28 March 2025

IWPR Journalist Shortlisted for “Outstanding” Investigation

In this week’s update, read about an IWPR journalist shortlisted for a prestigious journalism award for his story on a controversial mining deal in his Ghanian hometown.

21 March 2025

Ukraine: Understanding War Crimes Trials 

In this week’s update, read about the new IWPR guide providing an accessible resource for Ukrainians to understand the war crimes justice processes ongoing in their country.

14 March 2025

ICC Arrests Philippine’s Duterte

This week, read how the arrest of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte on charges of crimes against humanity has proved polarising for ordinary citizens of the southeast Asian country.

7 March 2025

International Women’s Day 2025 

In this week’s update, read about the challenges women face in countries experiencing conflict and crisis – and also their remarkable resilience and leadership.

28 February 2025

Security is Key to Peace in Ukraine 

In this week’s update, read Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk’s plea for justice and security to remain central to any future Ukraine-Russia peace deal.

21 February 2025

Central Asia's New Media Generation  

In this week’s update, read about how an innovative online learning platform is transforming media education across Central Asia.

14 February 2025

Abkhazia’s Next Challenge  

In this week’s update, read about how the presidential elections in the de facto territory of Abkhazia tell a wider story about Russia’s regional intentions.

6 February 2025

Holding Moldova's Judiciary to Account  

In this week’s update, read about how investigative journalists and civil society are holding Moldova’s justice system to account.

31 January 2025

Turkey's Women Journalists Speak Out  

This week, read how women journalists in Turkey are organising to expand opportunities for women reporters and support media freedom across the country.

24 January 2025

Empowering Syrian Women 

In this week’s update, we look at how Syrian women are determined to play a key role in sustainable peacebuilding and post-conflict democratic governance.

17 January 2025

Humanitarian Workers Face Growing Danger from Disinformation

In this week’s update, we look at how online malign influence operations can have a real-life impact on frontline human rights defenders.

10 January 2025

Why Militancy is Spreading in Mali

In this week’s update, read about a daring investigation into how local leaders in Mali have allowed ethnic hatred to fuel extremism.

3 January 2025

Training a New Generation of Afghan Journalists

This week, read how a new series of IWPR training videos is providing Afghan women with essential skills to report from within the Taliban’s repressive regime.
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