Women journalists in Turkey face a range of challenges, including harrasment, gender bias and restrictions on press freedom. Despite these obstacles, many are finding ways to navigate these ...

In Ukraine, journalists, civil society and law enforcement are finding new ways to work together to document war crimes, identify those responsible and seek justice. At the same time, this emerging ...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, journalists, human rights defenders and law enforcement have been finding new ways to document war crimes, identify perpetrators and seek justice.

Women in Armenia are often the first to experience the impacts of water scarcity, food insecurity and displacement, yet a growing body of evidence shows that they are also central to community ...

Prosecutor Anna Sosonska spent months travelling around recently de-occupied areas of Ukraine in 2022 and 2023, collecting testimonies from survivors of sexual violence. She recalled arriving ...

The first Russian prisoner of war to be convicted in person in Ukraine of sexual violence has been handed a 12-year sentence for rape.

This week marks five years since the Taliban returns to power, and Afghanistan remains one of the world's most hostile environments for independent journalism – and women. Nonetheless, Afghan ...

As Russia steps up its efforts to boost the ranks of its armed forces, Ukraine continues to investigate and prosecute those responsible for conscripting residents of occupied territories into the ...

Zarmina, 36, lives in Herat city with her husband Juma Gul, a driver, and his second wife. “I got married to Juma Gul 17 years ago, but after six years he married another girl,” she said. Ever since ...

V, 30, used to work as a bartender in a Georgian restaurant in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Conscripted in 2023, he began his service as a grenadier, but within months was captured by Russian forces.