Many obstacles stand in the way of negotiated peace in Ukraine but shoots of diplomatic pragmatism may be emerging
Collaborate or resist? Patriotism, poverty and self-interest are pulling Luhansk’s people apart
Uzbekistan has been rocked by its largest protest in nearly two decades. What happened – and who’s to blame?
Tajikistan has stepped up its offensive against the Gorno-Badakhshan region. I knew the man at the top of its hitlist
Activists fear a ‘killing spree’ after the military junta carried out the country’s first executions in decades
In a world first, a truth commission reviewing Colombia’s war has adopted a definition for reproductive violence
Anti-racist and anti-fascist campaigner Maksym Butkevych was reportedly taken prisoner while fighting last month
Violence accompanies plans to expand a wildlife reserve at the expense of traditional grazing lands
As NATO-backed pressure mounts on Russia’s troops, so too does the risk from weapons of mass destruction
For centuries artists have tried to show the truth about war’s horrors – but even great work has had dubious success
