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Shafi's Story

Political prisoner tells the life story of a young cellmate who spent his teenage years living homeless on the streets of Baku.

Tajikistan's Lacklustre Election Campaign

Despite multiparty process, there's little doubt who will win parliamentary polls.

Former Kazakstan Insider's Death Marks End of Plummeting Career

Feared while in power, Rahat Aliev failed to rebrand himself as an upstanding dissident.

Georgian Government Unhappy About Opposition Role in Ukraine

Kiev has enlisted Saakashvili-era officials to help carry out badly-needed reforms.

Tigran Yegoryan of the Europe in Law Association in Armenia. (Photo: Media Centre, Yerevan)

Armenia's European Judge Controversy

President invalidates candidate selection amid allegations that process was flawed.

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (left) and Gagik Tsarukyan. (Photo: Photolur agency)

Armenian Opposition Force Backs Down

After calling for the downfall of the president, Prosperous Armenia’s leader has a change of heart.

Tackling Child Sexual Abuse in Kyrgyzstan

Police say they investigate cases and visit homes where children might be at risk.

Radomir Radinkovic, defence witness in the Mladic trial at the ICTY. (Photo: ICTY)

Courtside

Manjaca Camp "Safest Place" for Prisoners – Bosnian Serb Officer

Defence witness tells judges that maximum was done to follow Geneva Conventions.

Courtside

"Loyal" Muslims Allowed to Remain in Sanski Most

Doctor claims that those who voted against the division of Yugoslavia were protected.

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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

International Migrants Day

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.