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An anti-government protests in front of the general prosecutor’s headquarters in Moldova’s capital, Chișinău. DAN MORAR/SHUTTERSTOCK

28 Feb 2023 5 minute read

Country profile: Moldova

Conrad Landin takes a look at Moldova and its unresolved reckoning with a tormented past.

Roman Iagupov on the left a man with a blue and red t-shirt, a black basebal cap and sunglasses. He holds drum sticks. On the right another man plays guitar. He also wears sunglasses and headphones. They are both on stage.

5 Sep 2022 4 minute read

‘We’re on the edge of cultures’

Moldovan Eurovision veterans Zdob și Zdub have been on quite the musical journey. Conrad Landin speaks to...

A rally to mark Defender of Ukraine Day, in Kiev, on 14 October 2017. Activists and supporters of the Azov, Svoboda (Freedom), Ukrainian nationalist parties and Right Sector took part.

28 Jun 2022 7 minute read

Who are you calling a nazi?

Richard Swift and Conrad Landin examine Vladimir Putin’s bogus claims of ‘de-nazification...

6 Jun 2022 5 minute read

The war in Ukraine has hit Africa’s food security

Russia’s invasion has triggered cost rises and staple shortages. Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo examines the crisis...

Kharkiv’s musicians came together in a secret underground bunker for a fundraising gig, in aid of the city’s defence efforts. JEN STOUT

29 May 2022 3 minute read

Kharkiv’s patchwork resistance

Without networks of civic activism, the war might be going very differently for Ukraine, writes Jen Stout.

Two women and a man smile outside a green and blue building. The man carries chopped wood.

24 May 2022 5 minute read

Country profile: Belarus

Alexey Sakhnin considers the country that made international headlines for massive anti-government protests...

A woman with a child, fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, speaks with a volunteer as she browses for basic necessities and clothes at the Humanitarian Aid Headquarters in Perechyn, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Hudak

7 Apr 2022 5 minute read

The volunteers shouldering Ukraine’s humanitarian response

Mutual aid networks in Ukraine have stepped up to support those in need across the country, writes Tina Burrett.

A woman kneels down next to a child and both smile

31 Mar 2022 3 minute read

Defiance in Kyiv

As lives are turned upside down by war, Bennett Murray reports from Kyiv on the defiant mood in the...

31 Mar 2022 6 minute read

‘Why are you killing us?’

Is the war in Ukraine reaching a stalemate and is Russia showing signs of taking a step back? Having recently returned from...

Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the central station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

21 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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Must we ration compassion?

Europe’s response to accommodate people fleeing Ukraine illustrates how sanctuary for all refugees is possible. Jun...

11 Mar 2022 4 minute read

This article is more than one year old.

Antoinette Nikolova: ‘It is a scary time for us journalists.’

The Bulgarian journalist is director of the Balkan Free Media Initiative, created in April 2021 to monitor and campaign for...

7 Mar 2022 7 minute read

This article is more than one year old.

Ukraine, the peace movement and the rush to pick sides

Richard Swift explores why the Cold War's old certainties can no longer hold.

protesters hold a banner that reads: stop war, end fossil fuels

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

This article is more than one year old.

‘We don’t know what will happen tomorrow’

Caught in the chaos of war, Paul Krantz speaks to young climate activists in Ukraine whose message is clear...

a man wearing a mask is arressted by 2 police officers

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

This article is more than one year old.

Russians say: ‘Stop the war!’

Tina Burrett speaks to the people taking to the streets of Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine.

A blue and yellow metro train

30 Apr 2020 5 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

Country profile: Ukraine

Written well before Russia’s recent invasion, this 2020 profile of Ukraine, by Bennett Murray, provides...

A woman holds a placard with Lukashenko's face on it

21 Jul 2021 3 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

Hall of infamy: Alexander Lukashenko

How the Belarus leader clings to power.

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