Feature-length articles illustrating outcomes and results achieved by IMS partners.
With support from an IMS partner, a gender mainstreaming trend is slowly spreading in Tanzanian media.
IMS has helped put in place a code of conduct for bloggers and YouTubers in Tanzania, to encourage them to protect privacy and live up to journalistic standards in their work.
Through dialogues between local journalists and local police units, Tanzania has seen a decrease in the number of press violations.
A new media hub that provides journalists with a safe space to work in Lviv, Ukraine, during war has been opened by Lviv Media Forum with support from IMS
IMS’ work on the safety of journalists in Ukraine was set in motion as the full-scale invasion began, guided by the framework the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. The efforts include providing protective gear and facilitating dialogues between journalists on the ground and Big Tech
In 2016, IMS supported a project focused on improving the safety policies and mechanisms within Colombian media organisations for journalists on the ground, drawing on the proposed actions of the UN Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
In 2017, with the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity as inspiration, the initial steps were taken to establish a CSO-driven safety mechanism in Somalia. Together with local media CSOs, IMS facilitated the establishment of what is today known as the Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ)
In 2021, two progressive bills were passed in Pakistan to improve safety of media workers of all genders and fight impunity. These developments are examples of progress that has been supported by the framework of the UN Plan of Action on Safety for Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
IMS’ safety efforts in Syria have been guided by the framework of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. A central focus point has from day one been local ownership and agency as well as building trust. Recently, the first important steps towards a national emergency plan have been taken
