Nestan is a 14-year old Georgian high school student who has spent nearly a year photographing demonstrations in Tbilisi, ...

Truth is under attack as our information system splinters. Ever more platforms and voices means ever more noise and alternative facts. This current looks at the winners and the losers in the war for ...

Armed Conflict As Flight MH17 trial begins, Russia, unlike Iran, refuses to admit guilt Iran admitted to shooting down the Ukrainian jet days after the tragedy. As the trial for MH17 begins in Holland ...

Armed Conflict Russian librarian found guilty for keeping Ukrainian books As Russia’s war with Ukraine stretches into a third year, the Kremlin is stepping up efforts to squash any expressions of ...

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History An anti-Soviet protest in Kazakhstan haunts the country's current unrest A deadly 1986 street protest in Almaty precipitated the Soviet collapse. Suddenly talk of the "December Demonstration" ...