Legacy of conflict, poverty and teacher shortage contribute to poor performance of region’s primary schools.
Legacy of conflict, poverty and teacher shortage contribute to poor performance of region’s primary schools.
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.
