23 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Georgia
Article on deepening political crisis after detention of Nika Melia, leader of main opposition party United National Movement (UNM) in a police raid of the party's headquarter
Georgia’s Political Crisis Intensifies (Media Report, English)
9 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Libya
Interview with journalist and human rights defender on situation of the media
Libya’s Media Needs Reform (Media Report, English)
9 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Sudan
Article on situation of journalists and ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression
Sudan’s Struggle For Reform (Media Report, English)
9 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Egypt, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
Article on increasing restrictions of freedom of expression on social media
How Regimes Exploited the Social Media Revolution (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Moldova, Republic
Article on new law to hold judges whose decisions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) responsible and potential difficulties regarding the law's implementation
Moldova May Struggle to Hold Judges to Account (Media Report, English)
5 February 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Tajikistan
Court sentenced 80-year old man and former member of banned Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) in a closed hearing to 7 years in prison on extremism charges
Tajikistan Jails 80-Year-Old for Extremism (Media Report, English)
22 January 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Uzbekistan
Article on labour migration
Uzbekistan Looks to Diversify Labour Migration (Media Report, English)
22 January 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Ukraine
Article on widespread corruption in coal-mining industry in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s Coal Industry in Crisis (Media Report, English)
20 January 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Armenia
Several villages divided and population displaced by new demarcation lines following ceasefire agreement to end war over Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenians Displaced By Post War Demarcations (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 January 2021 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Article on the destruction of ethnic Armenian cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijani forces
Fears for Armenian Cultural Heritage in Karabakh (Media Report, English)