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Exiled members of the presidium of the Coordination Council of Belarus, Pavel Latushko and Olga Kovalkova wait to record a video message for Belarusian citizens on September 23, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images)

Belarusian Opposition Finds Home in Poland

Neighbour state has welcomed politicians and injured protestors alike.

Nikol Pashinyan, prime minster of Armenia and Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran. © Armenia PM office

Interview

Iran's Balancing Act on Karabakh

Tehran has a complex game to play as it struggles not to take sides.

A mother cradles her baby in Santiago de Cuba. © Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Investigation

Cuba: Childbirth Policy Endangers Mothers and Babies

New protocols introduced to reduce the number of caesareans may be putting lives at risk.

Residents shelter in a basement as air raid sirens sound in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Residents shelter in a basement as air raid sirens sound in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. © Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

First Person

Karabakh: Hatred and Euphoria Are Fuelling Madness

Independent, dissenting Azerbaijani voices have never been so ostracised.

Sisters Galina and Elina Balasanyan in the basement of a church where they have been sheltering from fighting in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, October 2020. © Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

Armenian, Azeri Youth Speak Out For Peace

Some young people are challenging the narrative of conflict.

Trang in Ho Chi Minh City in 2019. © IWPR

Comment

IWPR Condemns Arrest of Prominent Vietnamese Journalist

Pham Doan Trang detained hours after the annual US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue.

Russia has remained largely silent on the renewed conflict in Karabakh. © kremlin.ru

Russia Remains Coy Over Karabakh

Armenia’s strategic ally is keeping quiet – but may be playing a longer game.

Parts of the building housing the parliament and president's office were set alight during the night. © IWPR

Bishkek: The Day After a Historic Night

Volunteers rally to clean up city, ensure security and prevent looting.

The main Ala-Too square in capital Bishkek today, 6 October, 2020. © IWPR

Crisis Hits Kyrgyzstan

Election results cancelled as opposition supporters seize control of key offices.

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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

Interview

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

International Migrants Day

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

The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

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

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Belarusian Opposition Finds Home in Poland

Iran's Balancing Act on Karabakh

Cuba: Childbirth Policy Endangers Mothers and Babies

Karabakh: Hatred and Euphoria Are Fuelling Madness

Armenian, Azeri Youth Speak Out For Peace

IWPR Condemns Arrest of Prominent Vietnamese Journalist

Russia Remains Coy Over Karabakh

Bishkek: The Day After a Historic Night

Crisis Hits Kyrgyzstan

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

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Harsh Victory at Position X

Behind the Wheel in a Macho City

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Interview: The War on Disinformation

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