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.
21 Apr 22
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Besieged Mariupol: How I Got Out of Hell
Survivor describes heavy bombing, food shortages and intense loneliness of the siege.
5 May 22
Georgia Still Has Options, Ten Years after the August War
Even a decade later, Tbilisi and its allies can strengthen their deterrence and resilience.
7 Nov 18
Heads Roll in Azerbaijan
Failed comeback by leading opposition politician Rasul Guliyev ends with several government ministers sacked.
20 Oct 05
New Threat to Kazak Press Freedom
Changes to laws on religion and the media will give government prosecutors new powers of censorship.
20 Nov 05
Uzbekistan Being Nicer to Tajik Neighbours?
Conciliatory gestures unlikely to lead to swift improvement in relations.
3 Sep 14
Fake News Runs Rampant in Moldova
Poor media literacy allows pro-Kremlin narratives and political distortions to flourish
25 Aug 20
Troubled Border Zone Awash With Arms
The sheer number of guns around contributes to continuing instability in the area where Uganda, Sudan and Congo meet.
2 Oct 07
A Prostitute's Call - 'We Will Take Over Kosovo'
Kosovar Albanians are used to living their lives according to a traditional moral code that - among other things - guides the conduct of women in public. The arrival of organised prostitution shows that like so much else in the tormented province, that co
10 Nov 05
Unravelling Abkhazia's Protests
Demonstrators are driven by complex motives and differing agendas, but this is not a repeat of the Kiev revolution.
6 Jun 14
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