Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

12/06/2026

In the centre of the Iranian capital, a nightly pro-regime rally has been going for nearly three months.

These days, central Tehran’s busy Tajrish Square market packs up early. Those who come looking for seasonal wild garlic or rhubarb leave before the evening call to prayer, surrendering Tajrish to the tangled night-time traffic of flag-waving pro-regime convoys.

12/06/2026

In this week’s update, read about the complex truth behind Iran’s pro-regime demonstrations.

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 conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US enters a new phase, images of pro-government rallies in Tehran – with flag-waving crowds denouncing fo...

29/05/2026

Russian Pressure Rises Ahead of Polls - Analysis by IWPR's Beka Bajelidze.

Ahead of pivotal parliamentary elections, analysts warn Armenia faces an “unprecedented, highly coordinated” surge of external interference and disinformation campaigns intended to skew the outcome.In recent years, Yerevan has taken decisive steps to diversify its security, economic, and diploma...

12/05/2026

Ukrainians Turn to Hague's Damage Register

Claimants seek next steps in critical compensation mechanism.

11/05/2026

Families of Olenivka Victims Turn to the ICC

Campaign to hold top-level Russian officials accountable for prison massacre.

11/05/2026

Hybrid media outlet uses mix of diaspora staff and citizen journalists to report on events in Shan state.

My wife and I were hopeful, like many in the Shan community, about what was happening to our country before the coup. That is why in March 2019 we left Chiang Mai, Thailand where I had been working with an international human rights organisation, to return to Shan state to raise our children.

11/05/2026

The junta has systematically dismantled press freedom by arbitrarily arresting, jailing and even killing reporters as well as imposing internet shutdowns.

In the aftermath of Myanmar’s February 2021 military takeover, independent journalist Linn soon fell foul of the regime’s crackdown on free expression.Having overthrown the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, ending a decade of partial civilian rule, the junta - known as the Tatmadaw –...

08/05/2026

In this week’s update, read about how disinformation has become a central front in Armenia’s strategic shift towards Europe.

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 This week, European leaders gathered in Yerevan in a landmark moment for Armenia’s growing ties with Europe.Beyond diplomacy and economics, one issue do...

02/05/2026

“My family knows that at any moment, for any reason, I could be arrested.”

The state of independent journalism in Cuba could be summarised thus: it’s illegal - but it happens.The regime has formalised censorship through measures such as the 2019 law which penalises those who publish online content contrary to “social interest, morality, or the integrity of individuals....

02/05/2026

“The only available information is what authorities officially release.”

The US-Israel war against Iran has produced unprecedented and harrowing restrictions on the flow of information within the country.War, by its very nature, disrupts or halts the flow of information to varying degrees. In times of armed conflict, governments impose restrictions on freedoms that would...