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