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Uproar Over Hepatitis Outbreak in Armenia

Government blamed after patients contracted the disease while undergoing routine operations.

Outrage at Attack on Armenian Oppositionist

Opposition parties demand swift action to find perpetrators of abduction and assault, and suspect government members of complicity.

Opposition convoy heads for Karabakh. (Photo: Constituent Parliament)

Armenian Opposition Runs Up Against Karabakh Cops

Police prevent opposition group from moving out of Armenia.

Yadigar Sadiqov before his arrest. (Photo courtesy of Y. Sadiqov)

Prison Trains and Black Marias in Azerbaijan

Defendants spend a lot of time shuttling between court hearings and detention centres.

Seymur Hezi. (Photo:Fuad Hajiyev)

Azerbaijan: Grim Year for Press Freedom

Country ranks among world’s worst for freedom of information.

Georgia: Struggle to Help Ex-Convicts Build New Lives

Limited post-release support makes it hard for offenders to get back on the straight and narrow.

Small business owners in Yerevan protest against changes to the tax system. (Photo: Photolur agency)

Armenia Delays New Tax Rules Again

Small business owners continue to oppose legislation that they say will ruin them.

Tajik Migrants Tricked by Dishonest Recruiters

Lack of scrutiny enables agencies to deceive prospective seasonal workers.

Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of Mariupol, September 2014. The government in Kiev has now ordered a mass call-up of men to replenish the forces fighting in eastern Ukraine. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Ukrainian Journalist's Arrest Seen as Free Speech Issue

Commentators don’t agree with Ruslan Kotsaba’s sentiments, but defend his right to express them.

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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.