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Welcome to IREX Europe
IREX Europe is an international nonprofit development organisation
specializing in designing and implementing civil society, independent
media, education, and Internet access programmes. The IREX Europe approach
emphasizes partnerships with local development organisations to expand
capacity, build sustainable institutions and effect change. More
Deadline for registration: 20th December 2008.
IREX Europe is pleased to announce a newspaper feature article competition focusing on social affairs journalism with an emphasis on women's and children's rights. The competition is part of the EC funded project "Mobilising the Media in Support of Women's and Children's Rights in Central Asia" implemented by IREX Europe in Partnership with the BBC World Service Trust, and local partners Eurasia Media Centre (Yekaterinburg, Russia), National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), Bereke (Shymkent, Kazakhstan) and Osh Media Resource Centre (Kyrgyzstan). All journalists working in newspapers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are eligible. Competition Details
IREX Europe's Mobile documentary project for Bangladesh moves to the UK
A new version of IREX Europe's Mobile Documentary Cinema on Democracy and Islam in Bangladesh titled "Bangladesh in Search of Freedom" has been edited for the UK. The film is being shown in community centres and venues in the UK to small groups of British Bangladeshis. Each veiwing is folloed by discussions on the themes raised in the film. This is a continuation of the project which began in Bangladesh with the film being shown in 60 villages around Bangladesh to an audience of some 90,000 Bangladeshis. As in the UK each veiwing was followed by a discussion session aimed at fostering dialogue and understanding on the issues raised in the film such as on the on the compatibility of democracy and Islam and the values central to both (for example, justice and equality.).
The first veiwing was held in the UK in London on August the 7th. Up to 20 veiwings are bein scheduled through to early January 2009. For more information contact info@europe.irex.org.
IREX Europe is working on the Youth Community Mobilisation Program project, funded by Global Opportunities Fund of the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The project is a targeted intervention addressing the causes of radicalization among young people in Lebanon. More
Iraq Media Sustainability Index (MSI)
 Iraq MSI - English, PDF Download, 2.8 MB
Iraq MSI - Arabic , PDF Download, 925 KB
The second annual Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Iraq has been implemented by IREX Europe with the support of UNESCO. More than 50 Iraqi journalists, editors, media managers and civil society activists took part in two regional panels in the northern and southern sectors of the country and one national panel, contributing their insights and analysis to provide this comprehensive review of the media environment. The MSI looks at the enabling environment for media, free speech protections, access to public information, the professionalism of journalists, the plurality and independence of the media market, the quality of management, and the strength of supporting institutions. The use of a standardized methodology allows for tracking of results over time. The Iraq MSI is available in English and Arabic.
IREX Europe in partnership with the BBC World Service Trust is implementing the “Fostering a Culture of Human Rights in Central Asia” project. The project is funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and aims at advancing the rights of women in Central Asia by equipping journalists with the skills necessary to raise awareness and hold policymakers accountable. Additionally the project—which focuses on Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan—builds the capacity of civil society organizations to work with vulnerable groups.
Just after evening prayers on a cool spring night in February, thousands of Bangladeshis young and old tumbled into a village school yard, chattering excitedly. Sitakunda, a community of 5,000 people in the country’s poorest province, has no electricity, and the arrival of a high-tech cinema truck promising an evening’s entertainment generates a great deal of local buzz. Full Article
The 40-minute film shown (produced through the Mobile Cinema project), "Bangladesh: In Search of Freedom," is available online in five chapters.
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IREX Europe assists in the development
of nations and peoples by providing services, programs, infrastructure
and technologies that strengthen civil society, independent media,
education and the functioning of democracy.
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IREX is IREX Europe's Network Partner. IREX has assisted in the establishment of IREX Europe and continues to support and work with IREX Europe.
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