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Protest against violence against women in Armenia. (Photo: Women's Resource Centre/Facebook)

Domestic Abuse Law Dumped in Armenia

After years of drafting text and consulting with officials, women’s group finds that its proposal to protect victims and punish abusers has been abandoned.

Harlem Shakedown in Azerbaijan

In latest political arrest, officials accuse youth activist of making dance video.

First Deputy Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev. (Photo: Press service of Kyrgyz government)

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Kyrgyz Government Faces Grilling on Economy

Deputy premier welcomes criticism, urges legislators to look at good news as well.

Tajiks, Kyrgyz Grapple With Frontier Issues

Recent clash shows how niggling resentments can suddenly explode.

Anti-gay riot in Tbilisi, May 17, 2013. (Photo: Zurab Kurtsikidze)

Anti-Gay Riot in Georgian Capital

Embarrassment for government after police struggle to protect anti-homophobia march.

Georgian health minister David Sergeenko. (Photo: Georgian health ministry website)

Georgia Tackles Child Mortality

Infant deaths falling steady, but still higher than in many regional neighbours.

Zayd Saidov. (Photo: Elita magazine)

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Emerging Force in Tajik Politics Arrested

Former minister Zayd Saidov faces a range of charges a month after he launched a political party.

Workers from the Nairit plant demand their wages, April 29. (Photo: www.emedia.am.)

Armenia: Anyone Want a Factory?

Yerevan rubber factory may be moribund but its staff are still hoping it will bounce back.

Vlastimir Djordjevic in the ICTY courtroom. (Photo: IWPR)

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Serbian Police Commander Apologises for Kosovo Killings

In appeals hearing, Vlastimir Djordjevic accepts blame, but asks judges not to hold him responsible for all crimes.

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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

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Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.