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A celebrated Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paevska, code name Taira, rose to fame on March 15, 2022 when she managed to smuggle out of Mariupol footage of the southern city under Russian siege. She was by Russian forces the day after and spent 94 days as a prisoner of war. She developed a course on tactical medicine and organised a unit of volunteers, called later the Angels of Taira, which has evacuated hundreds of wounded servicemen and civilians.
A celebrated Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paevska, code name Taira, rose to fame on March 15, 2022 when she managed to smuggle out of Mariupol footage of the southern city under Russian siege. She was by Russian forces the day after and spent 94 days as a prisoner of war. She developed a course on tactical medicine and organised a unit of volunteers, called later the Angels of Taira, which has evacuated hundreds of wounded servicemen and civilians. © Courtesy of Y. Paevska.
Ukraine: One Year On

Paevska: “All of Ukraine Supports Volunteers”

Medic who filmed the horrors of Mariupol speaks about helping others and the right of her country to choose its own path.

Like any other Ukrainian, the last 12 months have presented Sevgil Musaieva, Ukrainska Pravda’s editor-in-chief, with innumerable challenges: from her team’s safety and security to the outlet’s financial support to how to operate amid power outages caused by Russian shelling.
Like any other Ukrainian, the last 12 months have presented Sevgil Musaieva, Ukrainska Pravda’s editor-in-chief, with innumerable challenges: from her team’s safety and security to the outlet’s financial support to how to operate amid power outages caused by Russian shelling. © Courtesy of S. Musaieva.
Ukraine: One Year On

Musaieva: “Without Courage, Journalism Dies”

The chief editor of Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine’s oldest online newspaper, on the cost of propaganda and the value of investigating corruption.

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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.
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
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Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

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.
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
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