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Sanctions Hit Russian Investments in Armenia Hard
Russia accounts for 40 per cent of financial outlay, and some companies are already suffering.
Mariupol’s True Horror is Yet to Emerge
“To understand what's happening, you have to multiply Bucha and Irpin and Borodyanka a hundred times.”
Easter in Kyiv, Sunday 24 April '22
"I wish us the expulsion of Russian foreign occupiers from our homeland and, of course, victory."
Ukraine: Journalists “Are Russia’s First Target”
Numbers of dead and wounded media workers mount as conflict continues.
The Road to Freedom from Occupied Kherson
Desperate civilians are taking any opportunity to leave, cramming into private cars or extortionate fees to get through checkpoints.
War Comes to Lviv
Seven people reported killed as bombs hit workshop near main railway station.
Ukraine to Outlaw Pro-Russian Political Parties
The detention of key Putin associate may expedite a wider ban on blocs close to the Kremlin.
Ukraine: Liberated Areas Riddled With Mines
More than 13 per cent of the country needs demining. It will take decades and more than 250 billion US dollars.
Central Asians Fight in Ukraine Eyeing Russian Citizenship
To bolster its troops, Moscow is tempting foreign nationals with the offer of a passport.
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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.