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Published in: Home: OpinionCould Putin’s war crimes charges give ICC more authority over Western leaders?
OPINION: Comparisons between destruction in Iraq and Ukraine could boost the International Criminal Court’s...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFood corporations paid shareholders $53.5bn while millions went hungry
OPINION: Without food sovereignty, private businesses will continue profiteering at the expense of the planet
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Published in: Home: NewsGrave reality of global violence against queer women and non-binary people
Governments need to take urgent action on funding and protection for LBQ+ movements across the world, says NGO
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Published in: 50.50: NewsSexual violence laws enable impunity in Eurasia, report finds
Equality Now is calling on Eurasian countries to amend sexual violence laws towards consent-based definitions
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Published in: oDR: FeatureWhat’s next for the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh?
An Azerbaijani journalist examines his government’s actions as the blockade of the disputed territory tightens
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationUzbekistan’s energy crisis reveals authoritarian habits die hard
Presidential chief had energy official arrested without due process in efforts to tackle gas shortage, sources claim
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Published in: oDR: OpinionToo little has changed in Kazakhstan in the year since ‘Bloody January’
A ‘New Kazakhstan’ was promised after last January’s deadly protests. It looks a lot like the old oligarchic order
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureAnimated documentary film tells story of ‘Armenia’s Anne Frank’
‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ tells the forgotten true story of a teenage girl who survived the Armenian genocide of 1915
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Published in: oDR: FeatureNo justice for torture victims a year after Kazakhstan’s ‘Bloody January’
Hundreds of people reported having been tortured by law enforcement during Kazakhstan’s bloody January. But justice...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisJournalist’s jail term paints dire picture of civil rights in Tajikistan
Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva was accused of conspiring against the state and tried behind closed doors
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureThe feminists who want Armenians and Azerbaijanis to forgive each other
For too long, peacebuilding has been left to men, without any success, say activists on both sides of the conflict
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisDid Kyrgyzstan turn into an authoritarian state overnight?
The country, once considered Central Asia's most democratic, has seen a media and civic crackdown sparked by a...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRoles flip as Russians become ‘migrant workers’ in Tajikistan (for now)
For the first time in 30 years, Russians are heading to Central Asia rather than the other way around – to escape war
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Published in: oDR: FeatureNew Russian citizens from Central Asia face uncertainty over Ukraine war
Russian citizenship is pragmatic for migrants from states like Tajikistan. But they may be dragged into Putin’s war
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow ordinary people are stepping in to help the displaced in Kyrgyzstan
When the state can’t deal with crisis, people step up – inside and outside the country
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Published in: oDR: FeatureFearful of a call-up to fight, Russians flee to Kazakhstan
Russians are leaving their country in droves to avoid being called-up to fight in Ukraine, heading for neighbouring...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureIs Kazakhstan’s film industry on the brink of international success?
Netflix has shown interest in films made in Kazakhstan, but the industry needs to win an audience at home too
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Published in: oDR: OpinionHappy birthday to my country, Armenia. I hope one day our trauma is over
OPINION: I’ve witnessed war, earthquakes, unrest, revolution and a pandemic. Now I’m packing my emergency bag again
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Published in: Home: FeatureBack to black: What Afghanistan’s new focus on coal tells us
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s new golden age of coal reveals a country that is going back to old-fashioned ways
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Published in: oDR: FeatureJust working for wood: life inside Tajikistan’s silk industry
Silk production is still a major part of the country’s economy – and women bear the brunt of this harsh work