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MDIF Impact Dashboard 2016

7 November 2016

Impact assessment is a critical part of our work. Since 2005, we have published our Impact Dashboard to publicly present …

Himal Southasian magazine forced to suspend publication

25 August 2016

In a statement on 24 August, The Southasia Trust announced the suspension of its groundbreaking publication Himal Southasian due to …

Заявление MDIF в связи с объявлением Фонда «нежелательной организацией»

18 August 2016

Мы выражаем свое недоумение по поводу решения Генеральной прокуратуры Российской Федерации о включении Фонда инвестиций в развитие СМИ в список …

MDIF statement on being declared ‘undesirable’ in Russia

18 August 2016

We regret the Russian Prosecutor-General’s decision to designate Media Development Investment Fund as an “undesirable” foreign organization. MDIF is an …

MDIF Portfolio Review 2015

31 July 2016

The MDIF Portfolio Review 2015 provides an overview of the performance of our investment portfolio, including visualizations of allocations by …

Leading Puntland radio station back on air 12 days after closure

29 June 2016

A closure order issued to Radio Daljir, the leading news station in the Puntland region of Somalia, was lifted on …

US investment fund acquires stake in leading Polish media business Agora

7 June 2016

New York, June 6, 2016: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), a specialized US-based investment fund with a global portfolio of …

Russian Media Commission finds NTV attack on independent media ‘unsubstantiated and false’

16 May 2016

The Public Commission for Media Complaints found a program broadcast by Russian national television network NTV, one of the main …

Nepal’s Supreme Court orders release of detained journalist

4 May 2016

On 3 May, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the release of Kanak Mani Dixit – co-publisher of MDIF client Himalmedia, and …