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Svitlana Povaliaeva (center), mother of Roman Ratushny, cries during the memorial service for her son in St. Michaels Cathedral on June 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Interview

Ukraine: Justice Is More Than a Court Verdict

While legal processes are important, people also need official – and practical - recognition of what they have been through.

A selfie taken by Alexander Butyagin earlier this year at an ancient site in Ukraine's Crimea.

Russian Archaeologist Wanted for Crimea Excavations

Scholar’s extradition from Poland would mark the first case of its kind.

An Israeli police officer and a woman look at a destroyed building after it was hit by a ballistic missile fired from Iran, leaving over 50 wounded residents on March 22, 2026 in Dimona, Israel. © Amir Levy/Getty Images

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Israel: Truth Under Fire

In this week’s update, read about how the Iran war has exposed Israel’s vulnerability to disinformation.

Israeli security forces inspect damage at an apartment building struck by an Iranian missile on April 04, 2026 in Petah Tikva, Israel. © Erik Marmor/Getty Images

IRAN WAR/ANALYSIS

Israel: When the Sirens Sound, Fakes Follow

Amid conflict and polarisation, Israel's disinformation ecosystem now extends all the way to legacy media.

A woman weeps while talking on the phone near a residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier in the day on March 30, 2026 in the west of Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Iran Conflict Shakes Syria

In this week’s update, read about how Syria’s fragile recovery is being impacted by the Iran war.

A woman looks on as residents and emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Iran War

Iran War Threatens Syria’s Fragile Recovery

Regional escalations strain already acute economic, social and political tensions.

A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on April 06, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

FRONTLINE UPDATE

Reporting War Crimes in Ukraine

In this week’s update, read about IWPR’s new resource for conflict-sensitive reporting on war crimes in Ukraine.

Police forensics officers record the scene as they search for evidence of war crimes at an underground air raid shelter that was believed to be used as a prison by Russian occupying forces, on October 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

When War Crimes Became Routine

How one local court had to overcome staff shortages and a lack of experience to deliver wartime justice.

The overgrown playground of the Kherson Children's orphanage where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, is seen on November 27, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: Justice for Child Abductees

Kidnapped children are routinely subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination as well as cruel treatment including physical and psychological abuse.

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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

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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Ukraine: Justice Is More Than a Court Verdict

Russian Archaeologist Wanted for Crimea Excavations

Israel: Truth Under Fire

Israel: When the Sirens Sound, Fakes Follow

Iran Conflict Shakes Syria

Iran War Threatens Syria’s Fragile Recovery

Reporting War Crimes in Ukraine

When War Crimes Became Routine

Ukraine: Justice for Child Abductees

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