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Press freedom campaigners hail IWPR’s “lead role” in reporting the case of Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh.
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan programme director, and IWPR staff (04-Nov-09)
Election-related workshops contribute to impressive output of reports on presidential and provincial council ballot.
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan programme director (21-Sep-09)
IWPR seeking to bridge gap between classroom studies and daily practice in Herat.
By Abaceen Nasimi in Kabul (22-Jun-09)
Countrywide training workshops draw journalists from remote provinces into the IWPR reporting network.
By IWPR staff (26-May-09)
Project training programme gets off ground ahead of August's presidential poll.
By IWPR staff
Journalist undergoing IWPR training breaks story that Coalition forces accidentally killed civilians.
By IWPR Afghanistan Director Jean MacKenzie (23-Mar-09)
Training sessions boost capacity of journalists from provinces that tend to be overlooked by the Kabul media.
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan programme director (16-Feb-09)
New IWPR facility opened in Mazar and training extended to northern provinces that have previously seen little in way of media development.
By IWPR staff (19-Jan-09)
Dozens attend training workshops at IWPR’s new journalism facility in Mazar.
By IWPR staff (26-Nov-08)
Hundreds of Afghans apply for places on IWPR’s new training and reporting programme.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan programme director (25-Oct-08)
Preparations for new training and reporting project in the north get underway.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan country director (22-Sep-08)
Preparations underway for expansion of IWPR training activities to under-reported areas of the country.
By Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan country director (22-Aug-08)
IWPR reporters forge ahead despite series of the blows and disappointments.
By Jean Mackenzie, IWPR Afghan project director (22-Jul-08)
IWPR-trained reporter wins European journalism award for coverage of northern Afghanistan.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan programme director (10-Apr-08)
IWPR assists with survey on Afghan attitudes towards the media and raises awareness of plight of imprisoned journalism student.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan programme director (17-Mar-08)
IWPR reporters investigate reports of atrocity by foreign troops in Helmand.
By Jean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan programme director
Musa Qala special report provided only genuine reporting from the town since it was taken by the Taleban in February.
By Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan programme director
Plans in train for new Helmand newspaper and next set of stories for local voices project completed.
By Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan programme director (14-Nov-07)
IWPR provide portrait of everyday life in the most war-torn province in the country.
By Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan programme director
New press association and weekly newspaper planned a second phase of Helmand programme gets underway.
By Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan Project Director
Radio journalists from Helmand province learn valuable new skills at Kabul workshop.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan country director
IWPR trainee reporters in Helmand province break top international news story.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan project director
Helmand radio project gets under way.
By Jean Mackenzie, Afghanistan project director
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In the News
The New York TimesRecent double bombing in Baghdad has cast doubt on the government's ability to guarantee security and prompted fears such violence may affect voter turnout in anticipated January elections, writes iWPR reporter Ali Karim.
The New York TimesProtests are sweeping the country in the wake of allegations that American troops burned copies of the Quran during a patrol in a province near Kabul, a charge strongly denied by U.S. military officials, writes IWPR reporter Abdullah Obaidi.
The New York Times“The challenges of organizing a new poll within a few weeks are daunting, and it may ultimately prove impossible to carry out,” forecasts IWPR editor Hafizullah Gardesh.
The New York TimesJean MacKenzie, IWPR Afghanistan director, assesses reports of low voter turnout and allegations of fraud in country’s presidential and provincial councils elections.
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IWPR thanks the following for their generous support:
European Commission This project is co-funded by the European Union
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