Youth

A girl reads a book in a reading room of Chuy regional library, in the town of Kant. Over 80 per cent of the 1,060 libraries in Kyrgyzstan are located in rural areas and in most villages they are the only cultural facility. © IWPR Central Asia

A World in 30 Metres: Kyrgyzstan’s Rural Libraries

Precious resources are often villages’ only cultural centres, but they remain underfunded and at risk.

22 May 23

An evening view of Tsalenjikha, a village in Georgia's western region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Magda Kharchilava, 24, left the village of nearly 4,000 people to study in the capital Tbilisi but decided to return to pursue her photography and art passion. She is an exception: young Georgians are leaving rural areas in droves due to lack of education and job opportunities in the regions. © Magda Kharchilava

Young Georgians Abandon Rural Life for the Capital

As Tbilisi swells, towns and villages lose the very force that could keep them alive.

28 Mar 23

Georgians in Abkhazia’s Gali district account for 98 per cent of the population. Yet, students struggle to study in their native language as authorities have imposed Russian as the language of instructions in all grades. © Monica Ellena/IWPR

Abkhazia: Erasing the Georgian language

Russian is now mandatory in all schools in Gali district.

24 Nov 22

Ukraine: Bulletproof Vests for Children

Mini-kits intended to keep kids safe on the frontline.

21 Nov 22

Arsen and Tigran, a young Armenian couple, committed suicide together on 20 October '22. © Instagram/rayyyyyennnnn

Armenia: a Young Gay Couple’s Tragic Fate

The apparent suicide led to an outpouring of homophobic hate speech in a country that ranks low on LGBTI rights.

16 Nov 22

Thousands of university places remained vacant as Armenia recorded unprecedented low results in the admission exams. © Dato/Wikimedia

Armenian Universities’ Lost Applicants

Thousands of places remain vacant as students fail entry tests due to low quality education and fewer applicants.

31 Aug 22

An infant school teacher Maryna Pankova, 40, conducts a lesson for Ukrainian children in School of Heroes in Kaunas, Lithuania. © Photo: Anna Bureyko

Studying Ukrainian in Lithuania

Child refugees from Ukraine are getting the chance to receive education in their native language.

28 Jun 22

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Ukraine: The Teenage Orphan Heading His Family

Eighteen-year-old looks after his four siblings after their mother was killed in a bombing.

9 Jun 22

Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline

The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.

21 Mar 22

Sisters Galina and Elina Balasanyan in the basement of a church where they have been sheltering from fighting in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, October 2020. © Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

Armenian, Azeri Youth Speak Out For Peace

Some young people are challenging the narrative of conflict.

8 Oct 20

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