Crypto Mining Overtakes Georgian Power Grid
Svaneti residents turned to ancient rituals to fight electricity shortages caused by virtual currencies.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Gagauzia
How a girl’s dream to become a police officer raised the bar of gender equality in a conservative region.
Armenia’s Education Gap
Parents are forced to shoulder a significant burden to ensure that their children receive proper schooling.
Under Siege in Mariupol
A family describes the “hell” of days under Russian bombardment without water, fuel or contact with the outside world.
How Media in Belarus and Russia Joined the Information Battlefield
Both countries have been flooded with incitement alongside deliberate confusion between fiction and historical facts.
Georgia: IDP’s Death Reopens Debate Over Housing
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been living in dire conditions for decades.
Ukraine: “Everything is Destroyed”
Refugees continues to flock westwards, with more than two million crossing into Poland.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act between Russia and Ukraine
With Russian peacekeepers in Nagorny Karabakh, the region is Baku’s Achilles’ heel.
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The Horror of Bucha
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.