Bouchra Chakir is an RNTC alumi putting to work what she learned with an international campaign to tackle fake news around the COVID-19 pandemic. Because, she says, publishing lies that can harm people’s lives is also a form of terrorism.

The report Creating Change through Digital Communities details research into the impact of our Citizens’ Voice and SRHR programmes. It shows a large majority of users experienced positive changes as a result of engaging with RNW Media’s platforms.

Elections are taking place in Burundi and adding to an already tense situation is division and uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic and how the government is handling it. Yaga Burundi blogger Jeanne Rugira sets out the divisions he sees among his peers.

The Love Matters Naija team met with the UN Special Rapporteur for Housing when she visited Nigeria to handover a report they helped prepare about the discrimination Nigeria’s LGBT community faces when it comes to access to housing.

A recent Yaga article provoked a lot of angry and critical comments from the platform’s male followers. The discussion shows just how important Yaga’s work is in addressing gender-based violence in Burundi.

On World Press Freedom Day, RNW Media is calling on decision-makers, citizens and young people to stand in solidarity with young media-makers and defend freedom of expression.

Reliable information is more important than ever at the time of the Corona pandemic. But how can independent media continue to do their work in the new world of lockdown and social distancing? Join a special virtual edition of The Hague talks to discuss the issues with media professionals.

Coronavirus is taking its toll on sexual and reproductive rights around the world. RNW Media’s Love Matters platforms are responding in a range of ways intended to inform and support their young audience.

RNW Media staff around the world continue to work under increasingly demanding cirumstances to support our young audience with multi-media content speaking to their concerns. Our Annual Report 2019 offers an overview of what we achieved last year and the foundations we have laid for even greater impact in the future.

Human rights and freedom of speech may prove to be victims of COVID-19 as authoritarian states around the world respond to the Coronavirus pandemic with increasingly restrictive measures.