Kidnapped Iraqi journalist Safe
Respected Iraqi woman journalist held for 9 days A respected Iraqi woman journalist Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi was released by kidnappers in January, nine days after being abducted by gunmen from her […]
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No Story is Worth Your Life
Safety for Women Media Workers Egyptian journalist, and IAWRT board member, Abeer Saady, has delivered safety training to journalists working in hostile areas in numerous Middle Eastern countries over many […]
Tanzanian police seek website users’ identities
Cybercrime law used against whistleblower website Police arrest an editor and raid offices of a popular East African website, Jamali forum, in an attempt to identify contributers. Maxence Melo, the co-founder of the […]
IAWRT & Commission on the Status of Women
Planning for the NGO gathering parallel to CSW 61 IAWRT has begun planning for its event in New York, alongside the 61st CSW being held between 13-24 March 2017 in […]
Escaping the Prison of Portrayal
The Johannesburg media came to the party at the IAWRT South African regional conference on October 26. However, it was not because it promoted the event, but because it demonstrated […]
Tender for IAWRT evaluation Team
IAWRT and FOKUS are looking for an experienced evaluation team experienced with women’s rights and development co-operation through civil society groups. The team will produce an assessment report on […]
NGO CSW61 Forum: Key Dates
The NGO FORUM will take place in New York simultaneously with the 61st Session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW61) from 13 to 24 March 2017. The Priority […]
Always try to learn something new – this industry is always evolving
Location: Cape Town, South Africa. What do you do? I am an audio engineer for a news broadcasting station and a presenter and online blogger for an online radio station which aims to challenge gender […]
IAWRT – Uganda partners with Journalists’ Network
IAWRT Uganda chapter signs MOU with HRNJ-Uganda The IAWRT Uganda Chapter and Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on projects that […]
Ethical Journalism Network Forging Ahead
Increasing trust in journalism One of IAWRT’s partner organisations, the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) has restructured and refreshed its website. Its aimed at strengthening capacity to build trust in journalism as […]