Coronavirus

Fake News in Iraq

Open access social media survey reflects fear and confusion over misinformation.

9 Jun 20

Nelly Duryan, who heads the police department that works to protect juveniles’ rights and combat domestic violence, said that there had been no increase in reports of abuse. (Photo: Armenia Polie Department)

Armenia: Activists Call for More Action on Abuse

Campaigners warn that government statistics showing no rise in abuse do not reflect reality.

4 Jun 20

Cuba's Covid-19 Cure: Duck Heart and Liver

Alternative therapy distributed as “protective” measure against the virus.

3 Jun 20

A board showing the Koki Public School after rehabilitation. (Photo: T. Shonia)

Teaching Georgian in Abkhazia

Since 2014 it has been mandatory for local schools to use the Russian language.

1 Jun 20

(Photo: RFE/RL Kyrgyzstan)

Kyrgyzstan: Few Choices Amid Rising Abuse

The state of emergency has now been extended indefinitely.

1 Jun 20

An open-air market in Tskhinvali. (Photo: Irina Yanovskaya)

South Ossetia Grapples with Covid-19

Society divided over how seriously to take the threat of infection.

30 May 20

Nino Tvauri at the clinic where she works in Nikozi. (Photo: IWPR)

Georgia: Good Neighbours Along the Conflict Line

How women mobilised to care for the most vulnerable members of their already-stressed communities.

29 May 20

Stop the Abuse

IWPR’s Liberated_T video highlights problem of social blindness amid the pandemic.

29 May 20

(Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Philippines: Sweeping Violence Under the Carpet

Abuses, including the sexual exploitation of children, rising under lockdown.

27 May 20

March protesting domestic violence, Chisinau 8 March, 2020.

Moldovan NGOs Target Domestic Violence

Abuse soars during lockdown, but facilities to address the problem lag far behind.