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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.
Ukraine: Aid Volunteers Pay the Price
Humanitarian workers killed by Russian troops as they brought aid to Borodyanka.
Moldova Aids Fleeing Ukrainians
With a population of about 2.6 million, the country has seen the largest influx of refugees per capita.
Life in Kherson Under Russian Occupation
Residents in the southern city describe huge anxiety and intimidation amid a semblance of normal life.
Borodyanka: Still Crying
Residents believe the Russians attacked so viciously because of spirited resistance by the local territorial defence.
Ukraine: Buried Alive
Residents tell how Russian soldiers left civilians to die in the basement of a bombed out building.
Berdyansk: Life Under Russian Occupation
The coastal city would be preparing for the tourist season. Instead, there is little food, fuel or heat, and you can be killed for refusing to give a soldier your phone.
Ukraine: Just Another War Crime
In Russian-occupied areas, the modus operandi has become random torture and the execution of civilians, seemingly on a whim.
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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.