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Journalists Demonstrating for Freedom of Expression

IREX’s efforts to enhance new media literacy among journalists and civil society in Iraq coincides with a wave of demonstrations for democracy across the Arab World that has shown the...

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Iraqi Journalists listen to Egyptian Blogger via Skype

As protests escalated in Cairo and across Egypt the last week of January, with phone and internet soon to be cut off, a Cairo-based blogger changed plans and reverted to his cell phone to...

Posted on January 19, 2011 - in Media Development
Newspaper salesman in Iraq

The story of a newspaper salesman in Najaf, Iraq.

ETAI New Media Institute

The Erbil Technical and Administrative Institute in Erbil, Iraq recently launched a new media center with the support of IREX. The center will allow for students to learn about new technologies...

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Iraqi journalist Imad al Ibadi, a vocal campaigner on exposing corruption and promoting free and fair elections, was shot three times in the head, neck, and chest on November 23, 2009.

Posted on November 25, 2010 - in Media Development, Youth
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UNICEF and IREX have partnered to improve reporting on Children's rights in Iraq. Their joint efforts will improve the quality and quantity of news on issues affecting children and children...

Posted on November 10, 2010 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Media Development
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E-governance Iraq

IREX and IWPR hosted a conference, Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies, that brought together government, media, and civil society to discuss issues of technology, media, advocacy, and...

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A Student from Erbil Technical Institute Asks About Ethics in Social Media

IREX, working in collaboration with other Arab media, UNDP, and Temple University, has developed a series of webinars to bring together Iraqi media professionals with their Arab and...

What Does Internet Freedom Mean to You? http://www.flickr.com/photos/transkamp/

IREX and IWPR hosted a conference that brought together government, media, and civil society to discuss the issues of technology, media, advocacy, and governance in Iraq. IREX asked the...

Attendees at the Emerging Technologies/Emerging Democracies conference

I recently returned from a brief and productive trip to the Middle East looking at the existing portfolio of programs IREX implements in the region and exploring possibilities for new...