CEO responds to news of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's new sentence being upheld

We received news that Nazanin has lost her latest appeal and that her sentence of one year plus a one-year travel ban has been upheld without a court hearing.

16 October 2021

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 latest news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been freed but faces a new court date

This Sunday, March 7, our colleague Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be flying home to be reunited with her family following her unlawful and inhumane five-year prison sentence. But instead of regaining her liberty and walking away from this appalling affront to justice, she remains held hostage.

7 March 2021

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ARMEDANGELS and Missing Link Trust amongst winners of global anti-slavery award

The Thomson Reuters Foundation names businesses, SMEs, NGOs, and journalists leading the way in the fight to end modern slavery and human trafficking

25 February 2021

Law firms champion pro bono amidst global health crisis

The Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes the 2020 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono: a survey identifying global pro bono legal trends.

4 February 2021

Impact of COVID-19 on journalism in Global South and Emerging Economies revealed in new report

The Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes unique study combining frontline journalists’ voices with insights from industry leaders and media experts

14 January 2021

Winners of global photo competition to spotlight human impact of COVID-19 announced

The Thomson Reuters Foundation and Omidyar Network revealed the winners of the ‘COVID-19: The Bigger Picture’ photo competition. The three winners were selected for their outstanding images capturing the untold consequences of COVID-19 on people’s lives and livelihoods.

16 December 2020

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus opens world-leading human rights forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation

Conference hosts stellar speaker line-up to explore pandemic’s impact on socio-economic inequalities, media freedom and data rights – and the path to recovery

6 November 2020

CEO responds to news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces an additional charge

The Thomson Reuters Foundation utterly condemns the latest move by the Iranian authorities to prolong Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s inhumane and unjust ordeal. Our colleague is innocent and remains unlawfully held hostage for crimes she has not committed.

8 September 2020

Photojournalism Initiative Launched to Spotlight the Human Impact of the Pandemic

The Thomson Reuters Foundation has partnered with Omidyar Network to highlight the far-reaching and devastating repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis on the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.

10 August 2020

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Coronavirus Crisis Reporting Hub

In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, the hub will equip reporters in the Global South to cover the pandemic.

6 April 2020

CEO responds to news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released on furlough

The Free Nazanin Campaign has confirmed that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released on furlough for two weeks from Evin Prison in Iran, where she has been illegally held since April 2016.

17 March 2020

Message from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Antonio Zappulla in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) develops, we wanted to keep you updated as to the measures we are taking to ensure the delivery of our services, as much as is possible, whilst prioritising the health of our workers and partners.

16 March 2020

CEO joins call for UK Government to insist that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is tested for Coronavirus

The Free Nazanin Campaign confirmed today that it believes Nazanin has contracted Coronavirus inside Evin Prison, in large part due to the lack of hygiene materials made available to the prisoners.

29 February 2020

Aldi UK, HSBC UK and Delta Air Lines amongst winners of global anti-slavery award

The Thomson Reuters Foundation names businesses, SMEs, NGOs, and journalists leading the way in the fight to end forced labour and trafficking.

20 February 2020

Tina Tchen, Maria Ressa and Sinéad Burke amongst speakers headlining world-leading human rights Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation

Global human rights leaders – including Ferkat Jawdat, a Uighur activist, and Geum Hyok Kim, a young North Korean defector – will speak alongside representatives from Google, Facebook, Apple and Uber at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual global human rights forum Trust Conference, held on November 13 and 14 in London.

5 November 2019

Canada tops global poll as best country for social entrepreneurs while Britain and US slump

Canada, Australia and France are the best countries to be a social entrepreneur, according to the results of a global perception poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with Deutsche Bank’s Made for Good programme.

22 October 2019

Winners of 2019 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards in International Journalism announced

Three winners of awards that honour brave, yet often unrecognised journalists for their reporting on conflict, corruption and injustice are announced this week.

1 October 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation and Nextlaw Referral Network partner to expand the world’s biggest legal pro bono network

TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono service, and Nextlaw Referral Network, the largest free legal referral network in the world, are announcing a new partnership to scale the practice of legal pro bono support for NGOs and social enterprises which are focused on creating social and environmental change.

19 September 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO calls on PM Johnson to prioritise securing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release

We call on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to treat Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case with the utmost urgency and seriousness, as her dire condition calls for.

23 July 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation and University of Lincoln Announce New Master’s Degree in International Journalism

The University of Lincoln, UK, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation have announced the creation of a unique new Master’s degree course, starting this September*. The MA International Journalism course is an innovative new partnership designed to equip new generations of journalists to report impartially on critical global issues facing society today.

3 May 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation awarded £400,000 from People’s Postcode Lottery

People's Postcode Lottery awarded the Thomson Reuters Foundation funding to expand its editorial team’s coverage of under-reported stories on modern slavery, access to land and property rights and LGBT+ issues.

1 May 2019

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa to mark the three-year anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment

It is so sad to have to mark the third anniversary of Nazanin’s brutal arrest in Tehran and her imprisonment. The treatment imposed by the Iranian authorities on our innocent colleague is nothing less than torture, psychological and physical. It has to cease.

2 April 2019

Land and property rights news platform receives renewed funding from Omidyar Network

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charity arm of the world’s largest news and information provider, announced today the renewal of a three-year funding commitment from Omidyar Network for PLACE, the innovative news platform dedicated to coverage of the under-reported issue of land and property rights launched in 2016.

11 March 2019

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa in response to granting of diplomatic protection to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

We salute the decision of Foreign Secretary Hunt to grant Nazanin diplomatic protection. This is an important step that has not been used in the UK in 150 years. We especially welcome the Foreign Secretary’s strong assertion that the move “demonstrates to the whole world that Nazanin is innocent”.

8 March 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Mekong Club launch resource for financial institutions in Asia Pacific to combat modern slavery

Financial institutions, NGOs and law enforcement in Asia Pacific join forces against modern slavery.

12 February 2019

Monique Villa to step down as CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Antonio Zappulla announced as her successor

Monique Villa has announced she is to step down from the helm of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a position she has held for 11 years. Antonio Zappulla has been appointed Chief Executive Officer by the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Currently Chief Operating Officer of the Foundation, he will take up his new role when Monique leaves in April 2019.

17 January 2019

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO in Response to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Planned Hunger Strike

It is extremely shocking to see our colleague Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe going on hunger strike to protest at her inhumane treatment in Evin prison, at a time where her health is already at its poorest.

15 January 2019

Multi-million-pound project announced to fight child trafficking and forced labour in Africa

A four-year project aimed at eradicating some of the worst forms of child slavery in three African countries launches today, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (December 2nd).

4 December 2018

2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Winners Announced

Thomson Reuters Foundation and Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition announce winners of award recognising outstanding reporting of global food system challenges.

27 November 2018

Apple and Unilever win Stop Slavery Award

Thomson Reuters Foundation rewards businesses leading in global fight against forced labour at annual Trust Conference in London.

14 November 2018

Survivors of modern slavery share powerful stories of forced labour and orphanage trafficking as hundreds to attend Trust Conference

The Thomson Reuters Foundation will welcome slavery survivors, global human rights leaders and anti-trafficking experts presenting innovative ways to address the issue at its annual Trust Conference, held this year at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.

9 November 2018

Antonio Zappulla ranked #1 Public Sector Executive by Financial Times’ OUTstanding list

Antonio Zappulla, Chief Operating Officer of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, is today named the number one public/third sector executive in a global ranking of LGBT+ role models, in recognition of his work to drive LGBT+ inclusion.

25 October 2018

2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Finalists Announced

Thomson Reuters Foundation and Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition announce finalists for award recognising outstanding reporting on global food challenges

15 October 2018

Apple, Unilever and Thai Union among shortlisted candidates for The Stop Slavery Award

Thomson Reuters Foundation names six businesses leading the way worldwide in efforts to fight forced labour.

4 October 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation Launches 'Openly', Global LGBT+ News Platform

The Thomson Reuters Foundation announces today the expansion of its under-reported human rights news coverage with the launch of a dedicated LGBT+ digital news platform.

18 September 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation Kicks Off Training for New Generation of Young Arab Media Leaders

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s largest news and information provider, will be continuing its participation in an initiative launched in 2017 to train 90 young Arab media professionals and influencers from across 16 Arab states.

13 September 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Stop Slavery Hub

Initiative makes the Thomson Reuters Foundation the world’s biggest source for modern slavery and human trafficking news.

13 September 2018

New Director Announced for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen has been appointed Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Alan Rusbridger, Chair of the Institute’s Steering Committee, announced today.

7 September 2018

Statement from Monique Villa in Response to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Temporary Release on Furlough

We are delighted to hear the news of Nazanin’s temporary release from Evin prison, after more than two and a half years in detention, including eight months of total isolation.

23 August 2018

Statement from Monique Villa in Response to the Latest News on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The latest injustice to fall upon Nazanin, who now learns that the temporary release she was promised has been withdrawn, forces me to call upon the new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to act immediately before her health fails completely.

23 July 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches resource to help financial institutions tackle human trafficking

The Thomson Reuters Foundation launched today a powerful new Toolkit designed to help financial institutions fight human trafficking using data.

19 July 2018

Statement from Monique Villa on Renewed Charges Against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The renewed charges against our colleague Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been kept hostage in Iran and separated from her family since April 2016, are a mockery that prolongs the ordeal she has been subjected to since day one.

21 May 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation, UNICEF and IIMC launch Critical Appraisal Skills online course for Health Journalists

UNICEF launched an online version of the ‘Critical Appraisal Skills’ (CAS) course for health journalists. This course is conceptualised in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation, Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Oxford University.

25 April 2018

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa in response to the latest news on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa calls on Boris Johnson to act after Nazanin was told her continued imprisonment is because of an ongoing dispute between the British and Iranian Governments.

22 February 2018

Sale of Financial & Risk business not to affect Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is not affected in any way by this transaction. We are a 100% separate legal entity and our work goes on uninterrupted.

31 January 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation adds Citiscope to expand coverage of urban development

The Thomson Reuters Foundation today announced the expansion of its property rights coverage with the addition of Citiscope, an online platform created to help cities work better for all people through the power of independent journalism.

17 January 2018

Call for media professionals and emerging talent to enter Food Sustainability Media Award

Win €10,000 and have your work published worldwide.

15 January 2018

Food Sustainability Media Award Winners Announced

The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) Foundation unveiled the winners of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Award today.

4 December 2017

adidas, Co-op, Intel and C&A win Stop Slavery Award

Thomson Reuters Foundation confers prestigious award to businesses leading the way in global fight against forced labour.

15 November 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation to Train Young Arab Media Leaders in First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world’s largest news and information provider, announced today its participation in a first-of-its-kind initiative to train 100 young Arab media professionals and influencers from across 19 Arab states.

14 November 2017

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa in Response to the Report about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Iranian State TV Last Night

Following the broadcast on Iranian State TV Evening News in which several accusations are made against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, I would like to re-establish a few facts.

9 November 2017

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa in Response to the Latest News from the British Foreign Office on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

We welcome UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s clarification of his comments about our colleague Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, in which he accepts he ‘could have been clearer’ about her work at the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

7 November 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation To Host Global Human Rights Conference in London

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the world’s biggest news and information provider, will welcome global human rights and anti-trafficking leaders at its annual Trust Conference, held this year at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on November 15 and 16.

7 November 2017

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa on New Threat of Double Sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa urges Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to immediately correct the serious mistake he made at the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament. Nazanin was not 'training journalists in Iran'.

6 November 2017

Statement from Monique Villa on UK Foreign Secretary's Condemnation of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Treatment

Today, we welcome the Foreign Secretary’s condemnation of Nazanin’s treatment. This statement is long due. Nazanin has been imprisoned unjustly for 19 months undergoing immense physical and psychological pain.

2 November 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation COO Antonio Zappulla named as LGBT+ leader in prestigious global FT Index

Antonio Zappulla, Chief Operating Officer of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, is today named as a leading executive in a global ranking of LGBT role models, in recognition of his efforts in driving diversity and inclusion.

26 October 2017

Food Sustainability Media Award Finalists Announced

Thomson Reuters Foundation and Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition reveal finalists for award recognising talent in reporting on global food system challenges.

24 October 2017

Cairo tops poll on world’s most dangerous megacities for women, London ranks best overall

First-of-its-kind survey asks experts to name best and worst megacities for women.

16 October 2017

Statement from Monique Villa on New Charges Against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, our colleague at the Thomson Reuters Foundation who has been a political hostage in Iran for 554 days, was subjected yesterday to another mockery of justice by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who have re-opened her case and added three new charges that carry an additional 16 years in jail.

9 October 2017

Winners of 2017 Kurt Schork Memorial Awards Announced

The winners of an award to honour some of the most courageous yet least recognised journalists around the world were announced today, alongside an inaugural award for news fixers.

4 October 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation joins forces with Deutsche Bank to launch news coverage of social enterprise sector

Thomson Reuters Foundation joins forces with Deutsche Bank to launch news coverage of social enterprise sector, a fast-growing industry where returns are generated by products and solutions that have a social impact.

29 September 2017

Adidas, Walmart and Nestlé among shortlisted candidates for the Stop Slavery Award

Thomson Reuters Foundation names 15 businesses in high-profile initiative recognising global fight against forced labour.

21 September 2017

Reaction from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO to the death of Jennifer Kempton

Jennifer was a slavery survivor, founder of Survivor's Ink and Trust Conference / America Forum speaker.

22 May 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches European Bankers Alliance to tackle human trafficking with financial data

Financial institutions and NGOs are joining forces to fight human trafficking.

2 May 2017

Utah and Arkansas First U.S. States To Enact Legislation Criminalizing Cyber Sexual Extortion (“Sextortion”)

The Arkansas statute became law last Wednesday, following closely after Utah’s legislation, which was signed by the governor on March 25.

4 April 2017

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to the Sentencing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to 5 Years' Imprisonment

24 March 2017

Introducing the Action Circle

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches a strategic philanthropic network for global impact

21 March 2017

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to the Upholding by the Appeal Court of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's 5 Year Sentence

22 January 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation & BCFN Launch Food Sustainability Media Award

Win €10,000 and have your work published worldwide Call for media professionals and emerging talent to enter Food Sustainability Media Award.

9 January 2017

Thomson Reuters Foundation and BCFN Announce Food Sustainability Media Award

First award of its kind highlighting food paradoxes and recognising journalists and emerging talent in the field

6 December 2016

YouTube stars bring hard-hitting social issues to millennials with Thomson Reuters Foundation

New partnership between YouTube For Good and Thomson Reuters Foundation takes Trust Women to a new audience

28 November 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Hunger Strike

20 November 2016

Apple, Tesco among shortlisted candidates for Stop Slavery Award

Thomson Reuters Foundation names 10 businesses in high profile initiative recognizing global fight against forced labour

18 October 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to the United Nations' Call for the Immediate Release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

7 October 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to the Accusations Towards Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Detained in Iran

9 August 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to the Announcement that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will be tried in Iran

2 August 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

With Regard to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Detained in Iran

11 July 2016

Statement from Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response to Accusations Towards Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Detained in Iran

15 June 2016

Putting land and property rights on global news agenda

Thomson Reuters Foundation launches Place, an innovative platform to boost coverage of land and property rights worldwide.

16 May 2016

Statement From Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO

In Response To The Detention Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe In Iran

9 May 2016

Alan Rusbridger to Chair Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Alan Rusbridger has been appointed Chair of the Institute Steering Committee at The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford (RISJ).

26 April 2016

Thomson Reuters Foundation Launches Stop Slavery Award

High-profile initiative aimed at engaging business in the fight against forced labour.

4 April 2016

New initiative fights forced labour and trafficking

Foundation launches new initiative aimed at raising awareness of trafficking and forced labour across South Asia.

24 February 2016

Trust Women Conference 17-18 November in London

Global thought leaders to convene at annual event focused on women's socio-economic empowerment and fight against human trafficking.

3 November 2015

Thomson Reuters Foundation Unveils Independent News Service in Myanmar

New portal dedicated to supporting free and independent journalism in Myanmar ahead of the countryду»s first general elections in November.

6 August 2015

Withdrawal of story “Out of the shadows: New York immigrants fear raids as city retains ID card records”

The Thomson Reuters Foundation has today withdrawn the story “Out of the shadows: New York immigrants fear raids as city retains ID card records” after it was brought to editors’ attention that certain phrases in the story resembled those used in a story by Frank G. Runyeon in the ‘City and State’ publication.

14 December 2017