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Andrii Medvedev in the courtroom on 20 June.

Accused declined to answer questions from journalists during most recent court hearing.

Tuesday, 29 August ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

Elina Hambardzumyan in Stepanakert, with four of her six children; five of them are of school age. The start of school for the about 20,000 school children in Nagorny Karabakh is shrouded in uncertainty as the blockade of the region drags into its ninth month. © Siranush Sargsyan

Start of School in Jeopardy as Nagorny Karabakh Blockade Continues

Education institutions are due to reopen on September 1, but parents worry for children's well-being.

Drone shot of Andriy Bohomaz and Valeriia Ponomaryova after their car came under fire near the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha. © Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Courtside

Ukraine: Saved by a Drone

Woman led through minefields by a Ukrainian army quadcopter bearing a hand-written banner reading, “Follow me.”

Ukraine Justice Briefing

Tuesday, 22 August ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

Aleksandr Kablov moved to the settlement in 2017. A shift worker at Kazakstan’s oil and gas fields of Tengiz and Karachganak, the 40-year-old lives there when he is on holiday. © Talgat Umarov

Kazakstan’s Eco-settlers: Turning Barren Land Into Forest

A group seeking an alternative way of life started planting trees; two decades on, they have created an oasis.

Yahidne resident Ivan, who was held in the basement together with his family and most of the other villagers, showed IWPR around the school basement on August 3, the day of the court hearing. © I. Domashchenko

Courtside

Yahidne: “Let the World Know”

Hundreds of villagers were crammed into a cellar to serve as “human shields” for the Russian forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in March 2014 to annexe the Crimean peninsula but Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognise its annexation. © Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images

Interview

War Crimes in Crimea

Despite lack of active hostilities, Ukraine continues to seek judgements in international courts over alleged offences.

Ukraine Justice Briefing

Tuesday, 15 August ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

Global Voices: Europe/Eurasia

THIS WEEK ON CABAR.ASIA

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

In Kazakstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the country's largest mining company, enjoyed state support for decades. But the death of 46 miners in October brought this backing to an end. Meanwhile, in Uzbekistan, Tajik nationals serving sentences on espionage charges in Uzbek prisons ask for a review of their cases.

Elsewhere, CABAR gets a unique insight into two of the eight Catholic nunneries still operating in northern Kazakstan.