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Free Speech Fears for Kazakstan Internet

New watchdog designed to monitor “destructive” website content, but could that include political debate as well as extremist literature? By Milana Orazbekova in Almaty

Central Asia: Feb /Mar ‘10

Kyrgyz advisory body on safety of journalists considering findings of IWPR reports on demise of investigative reporting. By Dina Tokbaeva in Bishkek

Central Asia Water: One Step Forward

Attempts to forge region-wide consensus undermined by continuing mistrust. By Daulet Kanagatuly in Almaty, Inga Sikorskaya and Dina Tokbaeva in Bishkek, and Lola Olimova in Dushanbe

Free Speech Fears for Kazakstan Internet

New watchdog designed to monitor “destructive” website content, but could that include political debate as well as extremist literature?

Georgia: Combating Violence in the Home

New equality law not enough to stop beatings, say campaigners. By Natia Kuprashvili in Tbilisi

Karabakh Women Deny Discrimination Exists

Rare regional exception where most women believe their rights are respected. By Anahit Danielyan in Stepanakert

Seselj Says Trial Reports False

Court rejects accused’s demands regarding news agency.

Karadzic Counsel Takes Issue With Disclosure

Judge says prosecution should respond promptly to any reasonable defence requests for assistance.

Srebrenica Survivor Gives Glimpse of Enclave's Defences

Details emerge from Tolimir’s two-day cross examination of a witness who survived a mass execution.

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Ukraine: We Cannot Tire of the Fight

Anthony Borden interviews Oleksandra Matviichuk, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient & Head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, Ukraine

Ukraine: The Need for Military Aid

IWPR founder & executive director Anthony Borden reporting from Konstantinivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Konstantinivka: Yet Another Day After

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Ukraine: Defending the Enemy

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Ukraine: Investigating War Crimes

Ukraine's Deported Children video by Maria Lebedieva and Edward Skrypnyk.

Ukraine: Deporting Children, a War Crime

Video by Anthony Borden, reporting from Posad-Pokrovs’ke, with translation and additional reporting by Mykhaylo Shtekel.

Posad-Pokrovs’ke: “We Need a Whole New Village”

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Ukraine’s Blood Donors

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Ukraine: Giving Birth Under Fire

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Ukraine: War Trains

Cover image © Lviv Defense Cluster

Ukraine: Bulletproof Vests for Children

Saving Ukraine’s Abandoned Animals

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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.

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

Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

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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.

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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Sevim Kaya has been a bus driver for 16 years.

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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.

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

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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.

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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