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Ukraine Crisis Imperils Abkhazia
Experts believe that Moscow is now aiming to divert resources, given the heavy costs of its ongoing invasion.
Turkmenistan: Car and Beauty Bans Further Erode Women’s Rights
Fresh prohibitions have crushed hopes that newly appointed 40-year-old president Serdar Berdymukhamedov would pursue a more enlightened path.
Russia Accused of Weaponising Rape in Ukraine
Mounting evidence that soldiers are using sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Ukraine: How Russia is Emptying the World’s Breadbasket
Moscow is accused of using hunger as a weapon as it blocks ports, bombs storage facilities and takes grain reserves.
Thursday, 28 April '22 in Kharkiv, Ukraine
"Sometimes, the pounding from the bombs is so hard, it feels like the house is dancing."
Besieged Mariupol: How I Got Out of Hell
Survivor describes heavy bombing, food shortages and intense loneliness of the siege.
How Two Friends Evacuated 700 People From Mariupol
“We felt a terrible sense of guilt that we were safe, and there were people left in danger.”
Armenians Protest Against Government Shift on Karabakh
Anger over potential plans to drop the decades’ long demand for territory’s independence.
How Kharkiv’s Media Adapted to War
Production continues, despite almost no revenue and the constant danger of physical - and cyber – attack.
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The Horror of Bucha
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.