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World Press Freedom Day Participant: Walid al-Saqaf

A speaker at this year’s World Press Freedom Day conference, Walid al-Saqaf’s work closely intertwines with the main themes of this year’s event: “New Frontiers, New...

W. Robert Pearson

IREX is pleased to announce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently appointed IREX President W. Robert Pearson as a Commissioner of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

Posted on April 13, 2011 - in Media Development
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World Press Freedom Day 2011

The Executive Steering Committee for World Press Freedom Day 2011 announced the list of sponsors today for this year’s historic event held May 1-3, in Washington, DC.

Posted on April 6, 2011 - in Media Development
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World Press Freedom Day 2011

IREX, as a member of the Executive Committee organizing World Press Freedom Day 2011, is pleased to announce the launch of www.wpfd2011.org...

As we approach World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and consider its theme of 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers, our thoughts naturally turn to the Middle East. Over the last four...

Iraqi participants in media and civil society conference.

IREX is pleased to host the Project on Middle East Democracy seminar, "Supporting Democracy in the Middle East: Tools and Strategy."

Posted on March 16, 2011 - in Conflict Resolution, Media Development
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For the first time in Kosovo, a Bosniak and Serb radio stations share programming across their etnic communities. On March 10...

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Azerbaijanis of all backgrounds use the centers to access government resources.

With the help of an IREX-supported Internet access center in Guba, one Azerbaijani man was able to get the government to respond to his questions.

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Aida Gasimova, third from left, speaks to young women at the f.y.i. center

Women who use IREX's Internet access, or f.y.i. centers in Azerbaijan, find resources and empowerment.

Salado (left) carries out an interview during IREX's media training held through

Salado Mohamed is a prominent negotiator in Puntland, Somalia, a deeply patriarchal society where women’s literacy is half that of men’s and their presence can rarely be found in the...