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Bleak Outlook for Sexual Minorities in Kyrgyzstan

Activists report rising trend of homophobic abuse amid widespread intolerance.

Radovan Karadzic in the ICTY courtroom. (Photo: ICTY)

Karadzic Prosecution Cannot Reopen Case to Bring More Evidence

Filing related to a previously unknown grave site found in Prijedor last year.

At a March 14 protest against the Crimean referendum, the Ukrainian flag (right) flies next to the banner of the Crimean Tatars. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Crimean Tatars Left With No Space for Illusions

Russian authorities already talking about moving some Crimean Tatars off lands they occupy.

Russian military outside a Ukrainian base near Simferopol, March 11, 2014 . (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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US Sanctions Will Hurt "Vulnerable" Russia

"The message is that if you’re friends with Putin, you will pay the price for his decisions."

Tofiq Yaqublu, deputy head of the Musavat party. (Photo: Aziz Karimov)

Two Opposition Figures Jailed in Azerbaijan

Ilgar Mammadov and Tofiq Yaqublu convicted of inciting a riot although they weren't in town when it happened.

Countryside near Verin Karmiraghbyur, a village in northeast Armenia from which two residents have crossed into Azerbaijan in recent weeks. (Photo: Nazik Armenakyan)

Detention of Armenian Pensioner Highlights Tensions with Azerbaijan

Yerevan claims 77-year-old villager tortured while imprisoned for over a month.

Navy Vessel Crew's Plea to Ukrainian Government

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (left) meeting his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Vienna on November 19. (Photo: Armenian president’s website.)

Karabakh Peace Process: Clutching at Straws?

The resumption of high-level Azerbaijan-Armenian meetings is seen as positive, but experts doubt 2014 will bring even incremental progress in the long-running negotiations.

Abducted Activists "Tortured" by Crimean Forces

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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?

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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.