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A shelled apartment building in Mariupol, 16 March 2022.

How one man swam to safety by diving into icy sea water to escape the Russian siege.

Tajikistan’s New Round of Media Repression

Detentions come amid a crackdown on street protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.

A Ukrainian soldier walks past a missile from the MLRS Uragan at the frontline positions near Izyum, the south of the Kharkiv region. May 23, 2022. © Anatoliy Stepanov

Ukraine: Life in Occupied Izyum

Communication is sketchy in the Russian-occupied city as former residents try to locate loved ones struggling to access fuel, food and water.

Two Russian X-22 missiles hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian region of Poltava on June 27. About 1,000 people were inside the building when the strike happened. © Olha Minchuk

Ukraine: Survivors of Kremenchuk Attack Describe Mall “Horror”

"The worst thing was hearing screams of people looking for their relatives".

An infant school teacher Maryna Pankova, 40, conducts a lesson for Ukrainian children in School of Heroes in Kaunas, Lithuania. © Photo: Anna Bureyko

Studying Ukrainian in Lithuania

Child refugees from Ukraine are getting the chance to receive education in their native language.

Moldova's largest Pride march took place on June 19 under heavy security. Police officers outnumbered participants by one to four. © Aliona Ciurca

Moldova’s Largest Ever Pride March Defies Critics

Discrimination remain common as the country edges towards the European integration.

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Georgia Faces More Disappointment in its European Dream

It will be near-impossible to fulfil EU-mandated obligations without a paradigm shift in how the ruling party views its role and place in the country’s history.

Alu Gamakharia, 74, fled Sokhumi in 1993 and settled in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. In 2009 he founded the Peace and Business Caucasus Association to help people from the region receive medical care in Tbilisi-controlled territory. © Nino Bakradze

Georgia’s Health Diplomacy

A medical support programme aims to heal wounds between Abkhazians and Georgians.

Belarusians in Ukraine Help Their Adopted Home

Tens of thousands fled over the border after the disputed 2020 elections. Now, many are volunteering to help the war effort.

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THIS WEEK ON CABAR.ASIA

Highlights from IWPR’s Central Asia network of analysis and investigations.

The construction of the Qosh Tepa canal in Afghanistan is causing water shortages in southern Uzbekistan, while in Kyrgyzstan the government is considering the construction of a nuclear power plant. In Kazakstan, conservation activists are working to save the Central Asian tortoise from extinction.

Elsewhere, CABAR delves into the efforts by Central Asian authorities to detect, reduce and prevent statelessness across the region.