This report presents the findings of the Media Assessment Mission to Mali from 13 – 19 october 2012 conducted by Panos West africa, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and International Media Support (IMS) within the context of the conflict raging in the country. The objective of the mission was to carry out an assessment …

As this report shows, freedom of expression is under serious threat in Azerbaijan, as are the other fundamental freedoms of assembly and association. The authorities must stop curtailing these rights and take immediate action to address this situation in accordance with the …

This report summarises the presentations and recommendations made at the Conference on Media Development in Myanmar organised by the Myanmar Ministry of Information and Culture and UNESCO in cooperation with International Media Support (IMS) and Canal France International with support from the Governments of Sweden, Norway and …

The IMS Annual Report 2011 provides an overview of our work across five continents in a year of whirlwind developments for the media. 2011 was a year marked by whirlwind developments in the world of media with new opportunities to widen the space for press freedom in the Arab World, Myanmar and South Sudan and a continued expansion of IMS’ work around the world.

Over the past 10 years, disappearances and killings of journalists in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia have been met with an inadequate response from these governments. The result in all three states has been the emergence of a climate of impunity, violations of journalists‟ …

The overall objective of the IMM visit in February 2012 was to advocate in- ternational best practices on press freedom, Freedom of Expression (FoE) and Right to Information (RTI) among key policy makers working on the constitution and to assess the capacity and situation …

When it was first introduced in 2008, the new Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was deemed to be a great improvement over the previous constitution. An important part of this was the more robust guarantees it included for human rights. And an important part of the latter was its relatively strong guarantees …

The report defines the long term training needs within the South Sudanese media sector. The primary objective of the report is to provide a basis for AMDISS future mid-career-trainings and curriculum for basic journalism trainings. The document is based primarily on findings from a “Training Needs Assessment Workshop” at …

Mobile telephony has long been praised for its ability to connect people to friends and families in even the poorest parts of the world. What is less appreciated is that mobile communication technology can also be utilised to create links between populations and authorities that are supposed to assist them.

Since 2007, Nepal has been governed under an interim constitution which is currently being revised. To ensure a sound legal environment for the country’s media in the future, a group of …