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May 1, 2009
 Exemplifying optimism under the most difficult of circumstances, Mohammed Barre Haji established Danan Broadcasting Network (DBN, or Radio Danan) earlier this year and began broadcasting in March in Mogadishu, where the Transitional Federal Government continues to struggle to establish itself in the face of clashing militias and ongoing challenges to its authority. Radio Danan offers programming that strives to give a voice to ordinary Somalis who wish for peace and reconciliation. |
April 23, 2009
 In recent years, Ukraine has seen the most severe HIV/AIDS epidemic in Europe and Eurasia, with an estimated 440,000 Ukrainians currently living with HIV/AIDS. While general awareness of HIV is common among the Ukrainian population, stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive individuals remains pervasive, as do behaviors that put individuals at greater risk of transmitting the virus. |
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April 7, 2009
 While Somalia’s semi-autonomous republic of Puntland has been spared much of the violence and chaos that have engulfed Somalia since 1991, journalists there have not been spared from violence and intimidation. Foreign audiences may see Puntland in the news as a base of piracy in the shipping channels of the Gulf of Aden and along the eastern coast of Somalia, but the region has been relatively stable with a functioning government and a notable media and civil society sector. |
March 18, 2009
 The recently released second edition of the Jordan Media Survey includes significant findings on Internet usage—including a 100 percent increase in Internet use over last year’s figures—as well as on the most popular online news sources. The survey, prepared by IREX’s Jordan Media Strengthening Program, is much-anticipated in a media environment where independent and scientific market research has long been an unaffordable luxury for scores of independent radio stations, newspapers, and new media outlets. |
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March 17, 2009
 On January 31, Baghdad was quiet after a long and tense night before the first elections held in Iraq since December 2005. While election violence had been relatively low compared to 2005 and security was extremely tight, Iraqis were nervous not only about security on Election Day but also about the results and what clues they would hold for the future direction of Iraq. Would voters support religious parties, regionally based blocs, or more secular parties? Would Sunnis participate in greater numbers than they had in the 2005 elections? |
March 3, 2009
 The Hapur Foundation, launched with support from IREX in 2007, has launched a website, http://www.programihapur.com, which features investigative TV reports from across the country. Website visitors can view via YouTubethe project’s probing reports, such as the powerful story of how citizens came together to fight their local municipality over land rights. |
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February 24, 2009
 Despite being Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria has almost no local media. Only recently, the newspaper Akhbar Al Youm began publishing a permanent local supplement of its Al Akhbar daily in Alexandria and a local radio station is expected to be launched later in the year. |
February 10, 2009
 Staff from the Moldovan newspaper Ziarul de Garda travelled 8,000 kilometers around Moldova in 2008, meeting citizens and preparing special reports on the corruption they faced in their daily lives. As a result, the paper published more anti-corruption articles than any other newspaper in Moldova. In honor of this achievement, the paper held a ceremony recently to pay tribute to those who made their anti-corruption work possible. The atmosphere in the cold hall warmed considerably as invitees gathered to share gratitude and admire the exhibition of photographs taken during the investigative process. |
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January 3, 2009
 According to the Government of Jordan, “rapidly expanding population, industrial pollution, wildlife hunting and habitat loss due to development” pose a serious threat to water quality, wildlife, and its land. As the government states, “A true foundation of environmental protection requires awareness upon the part of the population…” |
January 1, 2009
 IREX’s film “Forty Years of Building Relationships and Sharing Expertise” provides a glimpse of our diverse work around the world. With footage and interviews from Bangladesh, Egypt, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Serbia, and elsewhere, participants and partners tell their stories of how IREX projects have affected them, their work, and their countries. From our founding in the middle of the Cold War to today, the 10-minute film provides both a historical look and highlights of a few of our activities in over 100 countries. |
