Ukraine: Family Escaped Threats From “Intoxicated” Soldiers
Victim told Russian troops would arrange a "safari with her children in the garden" if she did not submit to sexual violence.
Sanctions on Russia and Reparations for Ukraine
An effective compensation scheme could serve as a key justice mechanism and prevent further violations of the world order.
Pressure on Central Asian Migrants in Russia Grows
Reports suggest that authorities are forcing workers to choose between deportation or fighting in Ukraine.
Ukraine: "Human Shield" Trial Proceeds
Local residents forced into basements while soldiers moved into their apartments.
Tuesday, 25 July ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Kazakstan’s Alarm as Caspian Sea Shrinks
Islands have appeared in the world’s largest inland body of water, heightening concerns about its future.
Ukraine: "There Was No One to Save"
Surveillance video footage recorded how victims were gunned down and the looting that followed.
Tuesday, 18 July ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Moldova: Gagauz Language Lags Behind Russian
Numbers of speakers in the country’s autonomous region of Gagauzia are dwindling.
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Global Voices: Europe/Eurasia
Highlights from IWPR’s Central Asia network of analysis and investigations
In Kyrgyzstan, authorities are moving to shut down the independent nonprofit Kloop Media Foundation in the latest action against independent journalism, while in Kazakstan an increasing number of people entrust, and lose, their money in schemes publicised as abiding by religious principles.
Elsewhere, an analysis digs into the different challenges that Afghan and Russian refugees face in Tajikistan.
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Kenya: Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change
An ongoing drought has served to amplify historic gender inequalities in arid areas of the country.
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The notion of family is still strongly influenced by rigid norms in this conservative nation.
Ukraine: War Teens
The lives of hundreds of thousands of young people have been shaped by Russia’s confrontation with Ukraine.
Will We See a Sovereign Central Asia?
As Moscow’s grip falters the region is seeing intriguing moves towards collective agreement and integration.
“Justice is Costly, but Also Priceless.”
Head of Nobel peace prize winning NGO tells IWPR that Ukraine must win a “fundamental battle of values”.
Cuba’s LGTBI Community Demands Change
Although discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is illegal, the reality is different.