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Azerbaijan Considers Leaving Council of Europe

Rather than refute human rights criticisms point by point, the government says Armenia is worse.

Demonstration in Yerevan against the electricity price hike. This is an early one on May 27, 2015. (Photo: Photolur agency)

Armenia Electrified

Police intervention only increased the number of people on the street.

Judge Klara Sooronkulova at the Constitutional Chamber meeting where she was taken off the biometric law case. May 27, 2015. (Photo: Timur Toktonaliev)

Kyrgyzstan Judge's Dismissal Looks Like Government Interference

Case highlights wider concerns about an executive that seems to be trying to mould the constitutional court into a weak, pliable institution.

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Mladic Prosecution Reopens Case

Exhumation of burial site in northwestern Bosnian municipality forms part of new evidence of atrocities.

Kyrgyzstan Mulls Curbs on Alcohol Sales

Proposed ban would apply to retail sales after ten in the evening.

Emin Huseynov. (Photo courtesy of Mehman Huseynov)

As Azerbaijan Hosts Euro-Games, Rights Defender Runs for Freedom

OSCE politician says it’s a “sad day” when a civil society leader is forced out by his government.

Mosque in Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge. (Photo: Onnik Krikorian)

Keeping Islamic State Out of Georgia

In the Pankisi Gorge, locals call for more action to stop young men going off to fight in Syria.

Armenian Immigrants "Hostage" to Turkish Politics

Talk of deportation highlights vulnerability of migrant workers.

Unwelcome to Azerbaijan

Hosting image-boosting European Games while shutting down human rights criticism hasn't worked, if the aim was positive headlines.

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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.