Latest Foundation News
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CEO responds to news of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's 2000 days of detention in Iran
Today, we mark a bleak milestone in the ongoing ordeal of our friend and colleague Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
23 September 2021 -
Online communications training in ‘Breaking Down Barriers to Health Services in Africa’ held for civil society organisations (Part 2)
The Thomson Reuters Foundation – in partnership with The Global Fund – held an online communications training for civil society organisations implementing Global Fund grants in Africa. The programme focused on improving advocacy and storytelling skills, with the aim of empowering participants to communicate effectively on human-rights related barriers to accessing HIV, tuberculosis and malaria services - particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 August 2021 -
Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Global Fund team up to deliver ‘Breaking Down Barriers to Health Services in Africa’ training for journalists (Part 1)
The Thomson Reuters Foundation – in partnership with The Global Fund – held a six-week online training for a select group of journalists in Africa. The course focused on building expertise in reporting on human-rights related barriers to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria services in Africa in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 August 2021 -
Online training in reporting on human trafficking and forced labour in India held with support from Laudes Foundation
From 4-8 May, 2021, the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) – with support from Laudes Foundation – held an online training for a select group of Indian journalists. The programme offered journalists an opportunity to build expertise in reporting on human trafficking and forced labour in India – with an emphasis on producing high-impact stories for widespread dissemination, as well as the ethics of reporting on modern slavery. Below is a reflection from one of the participants following their completion of the programme.
30 June 2021
Latest Press Releases
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Thomson Reuters Foundation announces new Editor-in-Chief to lead global news team
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has appointed Yasir Khan as Editor-in-Chief to lead its team of award-winning reporters and oversee the digital transformation of its news offering.
14 June 2021 -
CEO responds to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's additional prison sentence
The new sentence against Nazanin defies comprehension, lawful process, justice and basic humanity. Our colleague has been accused – yet again – of spreading propaganda against the Iranian regime, accusations for which she was already tried in 2016, and for which she served a five-year prison sentence.
26 April 2021 -
CEO responds to news of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's court appearance
On Mother’s Day in the UK, Nazanin should have been reunited with her young daughter, whom she desperately misses. Instead, this latest trial and delayed outcome is a deliberate move to prolong her ordeal and her suffering.
14 March 2021 -
CEO responds to news of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's court appearance
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s five-year trauma should have come to an end last week. On Mother’s Day in the UK, she should have been reunited with her young daughter, whom she desperately misses. Instead, this latest trial and delayed outcome is a deliberate move to prolong her ordeal and her suffering.
14 March 2021
