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MENA Focus
Our third regional spotlight series examines the challenges facing our members and other outlets in the Middle East and North Africa, such as war, backsliding democracies, self-censorship, exile, surveillance and imprisonment of journalists, and the hostile legal environment — and why this reality on the ground makes investigative journalism there all the more essential.
MENA Focus Week News & Analysis
Investigative Journalism in MENA: Struggling Against Tyranny, Fighting to Survive
Investigative journalists across the region talk about their biggest challenges — from repressive laws and surveillance to funding cuts.
MENA Focus Week News & Analysis
Unearthing Truths in Turbulent Times: The High Cost of Investigative Journalism in North Africa
Press freedom in the Maghreb is under attack and in decline, but investigative outlets have still found ways to uncover corruption and reduce the risks of publishing.
10 Questions MENA Focus Week
‘Never Stop Learning’: Reporting on Yemen Beyond the Headlines
The investigative journalist — who has covered Iraq’s secret sex trade, the Yemen war, and the Sanaa funeral bombing — shares insights from working on a difficult beat.
Getting the Story Out MENA Focus Week
Investigating Syria after Assad: A Black Box, Opened
Feras Dalatey describes the surreal experience of reporting in his home country days after the fall of the Assad regime — and the challenges ahead for Syria’s investigative journalists.
Data Journalism MENA Focus Week
How Middle Eastern Data Outlets Use Data to Challenge Narratives and Advance Accountability
Data journalism in the Middle East has been driven by organizations that have produced collaborations and projects that combine innovative techniques with nuanced local knowledge.