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Youth Suicides Increasing in Northern Tajikistan

School psychologists seen as crucial to identifying and heading off suicide risks.

Mountain scene in Mardakert, Nagorny Karabakh. (Photo: Gayane Mirzoyan)

Armenia-Azerbaijan: More Skirmishing, Bigger Guns

Just a "routine" spike in cross-border attacks, or something more ominous?

Political banners at a bazaar during election campaigning (Photo: IWPR)

Kyrgyzstan Heads for Coalition Government

Holding a contested election without a foregone conclusion was an achievement in itself.

Kyrgyz women dressed up for a Social Democratic Party event. (Photo: Social Democrats’ press office)

Photo Essay

Battling for Votes in Kyrgyzstan

With much to play for, parties have been going the extra mile to secure votes.

Kyrgyzstan's Women Still Fighting for Representation

Thirty per cent quota may not translate into female candidates taking their fair share of seats in October 4 polls.

High Mortality Rates in Tajik Maternity Hospitals

Rural women balancing housework and manual farm labour seen as especially vulnerable to health problems.

Energy, Arms Trade Clouds Armenia's View of Moscow

Traditionally close relationship marred by Russian arms sales to Azerbaijan and general economic woes.

Debt Mountain Blamed for Suicides in Azerbaijan

Borrowers squeezed tight by exchange rate shift that raised their repayments.

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Mladic Witness: Markale Investigations Were Inconclusive

UN engineer says it was impossible to establish location of mortar that fired lethal shell.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Harsh Victory at Position X

Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.