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.

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.

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...

Two brothers, one of whom was a minor, were abducted during the occupation of the Kyiv region in the spring of 2022.

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...

New tools, data analysis methods and inter-agency collaboration are boosting use of open sources in war crimes justice processes.

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...

The Iran conflict shows how easily state actors and armed groups alike exploit violence to attack critical voices.

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...

For many, the crisis is shaped by bitter arguments over what kind of change - if any - should come next.

Strategic Realignment for the South Caucasus? The Iran conflict is the latest in a series of successive crises reshaping the geopolitical and economic landscape of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, long viewed as a periphery and buffer zone betwe...

With competing transit routes, energy supply and security interests, the emerging regional order remains highly uncertain.

Iran War Impacts Ukraine As the military confrontation between the US, Israel and Iran continues to escalate, analysts warn of the far-reaching consequences for the Russian-Ukrainian front.Although the new conflict has exacer...

Kyiv fears diminished military support and increasing international distraction - but hopes to leverage its hard-won experience of drone warfare.

Iran War Deepens Gaza Crisis Safaa al-Farmawi did not expect that a trip to collect food would cost her daughter’s life. The 35-year-old mother of seven lost her eldest daughter, Ghazal, 16, last June after she was shot while the...

The ongoing conflict has made a dire humanitarian situation even worse, amid sharp restrictions on aid and repeated supply disruptions.

Lebanon: Dancing with the Coffins Yesterday morning, I looked at my son and realized that at his age, I was already living through war in Lebanon. Nearly 37 years later, we are still facing the same reality.Back then, we believed that...

“We Lebanese are often praised for our resilience. But that should not mean accepting endless suffering.”
#IranWar #Lebanon

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...

The Iran conflict shows how easily state actors and armed groups alike exploit violence to attack critical voices.
#IranWar #Disinformation #Media #CivilSociety

Frontline Update: Iran: Regional Chaos Spreads 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 Israel and the US continue striking Iran and as casua...

In this week’s update, hear from IWPR staff in the Middle East on the impact of the Iran war across the region.
#IranWar #middleeast

After Khamenei: Iran’s Uncertain Future The Middle East is caught in a widening arc of war. Israeli and US strikes against Iran have turned the country’s skies into a continuous and unyielding canvas of fire with thousands of bombs striking...

We are witnessing a political system confronting unprecedented shock while leaning on long-standing survival mechanisms. Analysis by @rezahakbari.bsky.social IWPR Programme Manager.
#IranWar

“We are Overwhelmed by Despair” Everyone is in a severe state of shock. Daily life has been completely disrupted. As much as we can, we don’t leave the house; right now, there isn’t a single neighborhood in Tehran that has remained ...

One woman’s account of the “intense anxiety” of life under heavy bombardment in Tehran.
#iran #conflict #life

In the latest Frontline Update, hear from Ukrainians describing how the war began for them - and their efforts to ensure it ends in justice.
#Ukraine #Russia #Conflict #InternallyDisplaced #Refugees #WarCrimes #InternationalJustice

On the morning of February 20, 2014, we began receiving calls on the Euromaidan SOS hotline. People were calling to report that peaceful demonstrators were being shot on the Maidan.

Ukraine: “Russia Tries to Erase Our Stories” The war began for me in 2013. We were sitting at the table in our office at Hromadske in Ukraine with the senior Ukrainian editors. The authoritarian government had just fallen. The revolution had won...

Ukraine War Anniversary: “Russia Tries to Erase Our Stories” – By Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist & author. With thanks to Dash Arts!
#Ukraine #Conflict #InternationalJustice #Life
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Ukraine: “Could I Have Done More?” The war began for me, obviously, on February 24, 2022 at 4am, when I woke up in Chernivits in the west of Ukraine, where my family live.Just before the full-scale invasion began, I was one of the very...

Ukraine War Anniversary: “Could I Have Done More?” – By Olga Tokariuk, Ukrainian journalist. With thanks to Dash Arts!
#Ukraine #Conflict #InternationalJustice #Life
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Ukraine: “We Keep Going” For my family, the war began probably at least 100 years ago. I realised recently that not one generation of my family has escaped dispossession, deportation and war.For me personally, it was February...

Ukraine War Anniversary: “We Keep Going” – By Olia Hercules, Ukrainian Chef and food writer. With thanks to Dash Arts!
#Ukraine #Conflict #InternationalJustice #Life
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Frontline Update: Ukraine: Why Mental Health Matters 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 war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, the ...

In the latest update, read about how psychological support is helping Ukrainian journalists navigate the horrors of war to carry out their essential work.
#UkraineJusticeIWPR #УкраїнаПравосуддяIWPR

In the latest Frontline Update, read a dispatch from the frontlines of the Iranian protests.
#Iran #regime #protests #humanrights

In Latin America and the Caribbean, IWPR leads ambitious projects supporting investigative journalism and media development. Learn more at: https://iwpr-latam.net/en/ #LatinAmerica #journalism

In Latin America and the Caribbean, IWPR leads ambitious projects supporting investigative journalism and media development. Learn more at: https://iwpr-latam.net/en/ #LatinAmerica #journalism

In Latin America and the Caribbean, IWPR leads ambitious projects supporting investigative journalism and media development.
Learn more at: iwpr-latam.net/en/
#LatinAmerica #journalism

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In the latest Frontline Update, read about the new IWPR resource highlighting the best of Latin American journalism.
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #journalism #mediadevelopment

Turkey: The Return of the Women’s Matinee The heavy gates of a seemingly ordinary wedding hall close on a busy street in Istanbul. The city’s bustle is shut out, replaced by the throbbing bass indoors.With her chic headscarf and sequin dress,...

“Even my husband doesn’t know what I wear here or how I dance here. This is my zone of liberation.”
Meltem Suat writes from #Turkey.
Story at: iwpr.net/7o9ly02v
#Women #Culture

Russian Soldier Handed Ten Year Term for Torture A Russian serviceman has been sentenced to ten years in prison for torturing a woman in a village in the Mykolaiv region.Dmitry Shugankov served as the intelligence chief for the 2nd Self-Propelled Ho...

Courtside by Ivan Krasikov writing from #Ukraine.
Read more at: iwpr.net/9po2h4av
#UkraineJusticeIWPR #УкраїнаПравосуддяIWPR

How Russia Fabricates Criminal Cases Against Ukrainians On the night of September 25, 2023, Russian security forces stormed the home of Tetiana and Oleh Plachkovs in Melitopol. The couple was led out in handcuffs, and taken to an unknown location. Four mon...

The imposition of Russian criminal law in the occupied territories has granted its security services sweeping powers.
Yulia Kalaban writes for IWPR from #Ukraine.
#UkraineJusticeIWPR #УкраїнаПравосуддяIWPR

In the latest Frontline Update, learn how IWPR’s Ukraine team carry on reporting, despite the energy crisis caused by relentless Russian bombing.

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In the latest Frontline Update, read about Syrian joy and sadness on the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime.
With many thanks to all the contributors.
#Syria #crimesagainsthumanity #justice

Moldova: Civil Society and Media Synergies Moldova’s experience countering foreign information manipulation and interference offers valuable lessons for other Eastern European countries facing similar risks, according to speakers at an IWPR co...

IWPR event brings together regional stakeholders to share best practices in combating malign influence.
#Moldova #Disinformation #CivilSociety #Media

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