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Azerbaijan: Broad Consensus on Crimea Worries

With Karabakh in mind, government votes against Moscow's annexation move.

Nagorny Karabakh. Some Armenians have seen events in Crimea as an inspiring precedent. (Photo: Blackwych/Flickr)

Yerevan's Support for Moscow May Backfire

In a United Nations vote on Crimea, Armenia found itself in a minority with the likes of North Korea and Cuba.

Poroshenko Well Ahead of Timoshenko in Ukraine Opinion Poll

Tajik Police Tighten Up Disclosure Rules on Minors

Interview

Europe: "No More Illusions About Russia"

Analysis of evolving US and European foreign policy responses to the Ukraine crisis.

Kyrgyzstan: Parliamentary Prayer Room Meets With Resistance

Questions raised about foreign funding source as well as a possible weakening of secular principles.

Kyrgyz squad on patrol at the border checkpoint in Kok Tash.

IWPR Postcard

Communities Struggle to Overcome Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Tensions

Once-positive relationships have been damaged by flare-ups in disputed frontier areas.

Protesters want to save a Tbilisi park from redevelopment. (Photo: Yana Israelyan)

Georgian Eco-Warriors in Battle to Save Tbilisi Park

Protesters want city leaders to deny planning permission for seven-storey hotel.

The Crimean resort of Yalta has long been a popular holiday destination. Crimea, 2003. (Photo: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

First Person

Life in Crimea Takes Surreal Turn

“I don’t think a person can change homeland from one day to the next.”

Global Voices: Europe/Eurasia

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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

Interview

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.