Impact

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  • JHR-trained journalists shine at Kenya’s 2025 Community Media Awards

    By Mercy Njoroge (Media Trainer, JHR-Kenya) & Benard Ogoi (Project Coordinator, JHR-Kenya) JHR-Kenya is proud to celebrate the achievements of eight of its trained journalists who received multiple awards at the recently concluded Community Media Awards 2025. The awards, organized by the Association of Grassroots Journalists Kenya (AGJK), marked the culmination of a five-day conference

  • JHR-supported documentary screened at Italian Senate

    Yesterday, inside the Italian Senate, lawmakers watched a film the Kremlin never wanted them to see. Prisoners: System of Terror, a documentary by independent Russian media outlet Activatica, exposes a vast and secret Russian prison network holding tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians without charge. Ordinary people disappeared into detention centres, stripped of legal rights

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    JHR launches special support program for recently released Belarusian political prisoner journalists

    On December 13, Belarus released 123 political prisoners. The political prisoners range from civil society activists to journalists,  who were arrested and incarcerated for their opposition to Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime. Released prisoners include Belarusian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava and Viktar Babaryka, Lukashenko’s would-be challenger

  • JHR joins Iraqi civil society coalition to launch Democracy Monitoring Observatory

    After more than two decades of international engagement marked by war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) will conclude its mandate on 31 December. As UNAMI steps back, responsibility for safeguarding democratic accountability is shifting to Iraqi civil society. Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is one of

  • JHR trains journalists in conflict-sensitive reporting to fight misinformation in Mali

    In Mali, both in conflict zones and the capital city of Bamako, misinformation and disinformation have become critical challenges. Through manufactured rumours, manipulated videos and viral messages on social media, malicious actors are spreading narratives designed to spread fear, erode trust among citizens and weaken institutions. Community leaders warn this is creating a climate of

  • South Sudan editors take stand for women journalists’ safety with adoption of gender policy

    The National Editors’ Forum (NEF), with support from Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), has taken a historic step to advance gender equality and safety in South Sudan’s media sector by formally adopting the 2021 Gender Policy developed by the Female Journalists Network (FJN). Announcing the decision, NEF Secretary Moris Mogga said, “The National Editors’ Forum