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Who Masterminded the 1998 Mass Rape in Indonesia and How Has the�...
By Arpan Rachman Following a recent controversy over an official’s denial of a 1998 mass rape in Indonesia, Arpan Rachman …
Joint Letter: Drop the Criminal Complaint Against CIN-CG Journalists i...
MDI has joined more than 40 organisations in a joint statement condemning the criminal complaint filed against investigative journalists Andrea …
Serbia’s youth – written about but not heard
New research has revealed that increased media coverage in 2025 didn’t translate into greater opportunities for youth voices to be heard in …
Copy-Paste: A model for the creation of the public media sphere by pri...
By Jacek Mikucki, University of Warsaw In this piece, Jacek Mikucki presents an in-depth examination of the unintentional consequences of dismantling state captured media in Poland. He explains the controversy around public media that was ...
When visibility is not enough. Rising anti-queer rhetoric and attacks ...
By Saba Chaudhry For many people in South Asia, visibility still comes at a cost. In 2024, Bangladesh saw dozens of attacks against LGBTQ+ people. …
The Truth Frontline: Reporting War Crimes in the Age of Disinformation
Journalists and fact-checkers are invited to participate in an online training course “Learning to Counter Disinformation”, offered by The Reckoning …
Hardships and tragedies are ignored for narratives focused on fear a...
This article is being published on World Refugee Day 2026. By Ibrahim Zain Congy (Abu-Zain), Chadian writer and socio-political activist I speak as one voice among thousands of asylum …
One Missed Penalty Away from Hate
By Anthea Kasonga The 2026 FIFA World Cup claims to unite the world. Yet before kickoff, referees were warned about social …
LIMENet on show at DW’s Global Media Forum
This article was updated on 23 June to mention that Noémi Martini replaces Ádám András Kanicsár as a podcast guest, …
Racism and rising hate online fuel protests and violence in Northern...
By Tanya Sakzewski Activists, politicians and regulators are calling for an end to the online weaponisation of fear and the spreading of hateful, false, racist and anti-immigration information, following days ...
How diversity is being undercut
By Tanya Sakzewski Funding cuts from public and private donors as well as foundations has become an existential crisis for many media organisations. The cuts have pushed media in …
Africa’s environmental stories are local —but the microphone k...
By Fredrick Mugira Vincent Ayebare has spent more than a decade operating a boda boda—a commercial motorcycle taxi—in Mbarara City, …
