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January 06, 2020 | Politico
In Pictures: The New Faces of ‘Gayropa’
Asylum-seekers face a series of hurdles as widely varied as the stories that brought them to the Continent.
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Ukraine
December 13, 2019 | BBC Newsday
Pulitzer Center Grantee Simon Ostrovsky Discussed Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia on 'Newsday'
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia are to start face to face peace talks.
December 09, 2019 | 1a
A Path to Peace in Ukraine: Simon Ostrovsky on '1A'
Grantee Simon Ostrovsky appeared on 1A to discuss his Pulitzer Center-supported reporting on Ukraine-Russia peace talks.
December 09, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
Ukraine, Russia Prepare for Peace Talks After Years of War
After nearly six years of war, the Ukrainian and Russian presidents are preparing to meet this week for the first time. The historic peace talks come as impeachment hearings continue in the U.S. Simon Ostrovsky reports from the frontlines of eastern Ukraine with a look ahead at the negotiations that could change the fate of those living in conflict.
November 12, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Ukrainian Women: Fighting the War Is Only Half the Battle
Many Ukrainian women took matters into their own hands when the conflict began in 2014. This video introduces the stories of four women who jumped to action.
October 29, 2019 | Wired.com
The Shady Cryptocurrency Boom on the Post-Soviet Frontier
Dodgy energy deals, loose regulation, and dubious characters—with links to the Hillary Clinton email hackers—are fueling a burgeoning crypto industry that could provide an end run around US sanctions.
October 04, 2019 | 1a
Nick Schifrin on NPR's '1A' News Roundup for October 4, 2019
Pulitzer Center grantee Nick Schifrin appeared on NPR's 1a to talk about his project, "China: Power and Prosperity."
August 16, 2019 | Field Notes
Ukraine: Women of the War
Five years after the conflict on the eastern front of Ukraine began, how have women defined the war? And, perhaps, has the war created a new landscape for women?
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Crimean Tatars Feel Familiar Threat of Persecution
A crackdown against Muslims with links to an Islamist organization has parallels to a Stalinist purge in the 1940s, writes Hannah Lucinda Smith in Simferopol.
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Graves of Britain’s Crimean War Dead Are Desecrated, Exploited and Forgotten
Tensions between Russia and the West mean both sides have let the memories of Crimean War dead fade.
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Crimean Camp for Young Communists Reopens With £160m Facelift
This summer, 45,000 children from 57 countries will visit the Artek centre near Yalta. For three weeks, they will live the lifestyle once considered the model for young communists, sleeping in dorms and eating meals in huge canteens while wearing color-coded uniforms.
June 18, 2019 | The Atlantic
They Cheered Russian Rule. Now Some Have Buyer’s Remorse.
Although investment from Moscow soared in Crimea, prices are high, goods expensive, and tourists scarce.
Ukraine Peace Talks
Will peace talks between Ukraine and Russia result in an end to the war in Eastern Ukraine?
Femme Force: Women’s Contributions to Ukraine’s War
When war came to eastern Ukraine, an unsuspecting population raced to action. Whether it be in the military, as a volunteer, or simply as a resident of an occupied town, women’s experiences do not reflect those of their brethren.
A Cryptocurrency Rush In The Grey Zone
Why is there a rush for cryptocurrencies in places that don't exist? A story set in the post-Soviet space, where ultra-libertarianism meets kleptocracy and sanctions evasion.
Ukraine's 2019 Elections: Disinformation and Divides
Ukraine—the home of Europe’s hot war, and the Petri dish where Russian information operations are tested—holds a consequential presidential election in spring 2019.
Fight the Patriarchy: Ukraine's Church Exits Moscow's Shadow
Church parishes throughout Ukraine are voting to no longer recognize Moscow's authority as Russia blames the U.S. for meddling in Orthodox affairs, raising tensions ahead of elections.
World War 501(c)(3)
With the war in Ukraine at a standstill, will crowd-funded military support break the deadlock?
Life Without Sunlight: Ukraine's Female and Child Prisoners
Women and children spend months in Ukrainian prisons in torturous conditions. What is being done to change that?
Investigating Corruption in Post-Revolution Ukraine
The Ukrainians who overthrew their president in 2014 were driven mainly by anger about corruption. It has proved harder to change the country's habits than its leaders.
Cold War Fault Lines
From Estonian militias to separatist fighters in Ukraine, tensions between NATO and Russia are approaching Cold War levels.
Ukraine's Most Vulnerable, Two Years On
Two years after Euromaidan, the Russian seizure of Crimea and conflicts in eastern Ukraine, a depressing new reality has sunk in for many displaced Ukrainians: they're not getting their old lives back.
Ukraine: Reforming a Police Force
Ukraine's government is set to completely change many of the Soviet-style state institutions, but it has a short window of opportunity and the notoriously corrupt police force is its main priority.
Strolling with Lenin and Bandera
As war rages in Ukraine, what do the country's post-Soviet dueling identities mean for its future?
August 22, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Simon Ostrovsky
Simon Ostrovsky gets one of the few interviews given to the foreign media by actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, the winner of the Ukrainian presidency.
October 04, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Misha Friedman
Journalist and photographer Misha Friedman discusses his reporting on incarceration and prison reform in Ukraine.
September 11, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Oliver Bullough
Following one Ukrainian oligarch’s money trail helps to expose flaws in our global financial system. Oliver Bullough discusses what happened to him when he did so.
August 29, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Dimiter Kenarov
Circumnavigating and sometimes crisscrossing the sea by ferry, visiting settlements and protected sites, Dimiter Kenarov draws a new environmental map of the Black Sea and its coastal area.
April 26, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sophie Pinkham
Journalist Sophie Pinkham discusses her reporting on AIDS activism in eastern Ukraine and how the war and take-over by pro-Russian separatists have affected HIV treatment and policy.
July 15, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Julia Barton and Misha Friedman
Julia Barton and Misha Friedman traveled to Ukraine in May 2016 to report on the country's internally displaced people. The government has registered 1.7 million IDPs, but the true number could be higher.
July 05, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin
On the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian soldiers face off against the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, the war is being fought like it was a century ago: in trenches.
February 09, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Yigal Schleifer
Yigal Schleifer explores the European political sphere after the Cold War and examines the struggle for democratization in three countries: Hungary, Ukraine and Turkey.
October 29, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Misha Friedman
Photographer Misha Friedman talks about Ukrainian Police reform: why he chose to do this project and why it matters.
June 30, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sarah Topol
What does it mean to be a Ukrainian? Journalist Sarah Topol spent five weeks in Ukraine looking for an answer.
February 25, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Misha Friedman
Photographer Misha Friedman traveled to Crimea to find out how Russian annexation affected the vulnerable people there.
April 21, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Journalists Dimiter Kenarov and Boryana Katsarova on Reporting from Ukraine
Dimiter Kenarov and Boryana Katsarova discuss their reporting from Ukraine in a post-referendum Crimea.
September 05, 2019 | General news, Project news
Grantee Paula Bronstein's New Project Documents Ukraine's Vulnerable Elderly Population
Paula Bronstein documents how war in Ukraine impacts the nation's most vulnerable population, the elderly. These silent victims of war age into unlivable conditions exacerbated by poverty and violence.
April 18, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: How a Corruption Investigation in Ukraine Fell Apart
This week: how the world's poorest countries lose billions at the hands of corrupt officials, the journey of a Nigerian girl, and building urban life from scratch in Haiti.
August 30, 2016 | Newsletter
This Week: A Culture of Corruption?
Reforming Ukraine's health system, cleaning up fashion's supply chain, and seeking relief from sanctions in this week's newsletter.
July 25, 2016 | General news
In Both Ukraine and U.S. Police Reform Poses a Challenge
As America grapples with police reform, it's also funding a new force in Ukraine.
July 15, 2016 | Newsletter
News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: Cold War Fault Lines
This week's News Bite lesson explores Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin's four-part film series investigating the global impacts of growing tension in Eastern Europe.
July 12, 2016 | Newsletter
This Week: NATO Nightmares
Pulitzer Center grantees report from the front lines of the new Russia-NATO cold war.
December 23, 2015 | General news
2015: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff share favorite images from 2015.
November 16, 2015 | General news, Project news
Greg Constantine's 'Nowhere People' Reveals Human Face of Statelessness
Photographer's new book brings together a decade of reporting on a growing global phenomenon that now affects more than 10 million people.
November 12, 2015 | General news, Project news
Geopolitics of Russia-Ukraine Relations at Heart of Pulitzer Center Session
Regional reporting and historical prospectives create fertile ground for conversation between Sarah Topol, Dimiter Kenarov and Marvin Kalb.
July 24, 2015 | Project news
Pulitzer Center Journalists on Atlantic's 'Roughly 100 Fantastic Pieces of Journalism'
"Everyday Africa" and other Pulitzer Center grantees included in the Atlantic's Roughly Top 100 non-fiction pieces of 2014.
June 22, 2015 | Project news
This Week: Ukraine: Nation in Search of Itself
Ukraine's struggle to build a national identity dates back to the Cold-War. Facing more recent territorial struggles over the Crimea, how will the country's citizens choose to define themselves?
December 28, 2014 | General news
2014: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff shares favorite images from 2014.
June 19, 2017 | All Grades
Resources for the University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators 2017
This plan includes lessons connected to the work of journalists that presented at the University of Chicago Summer Teacher Institute in June 2017.
October 05, 2016 | College
To End AIDS: Addressing Community Needs
Students develop solutions for challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Students will conduct in-depth research on their issues, create proposals, and present them.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
July 11, 2016 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Cold War Fault Lines
Students explore explore Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin’s project “Cold War Fault Lines," which considers growing military activity in Eastern Europe.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
June 06, 2016 | High School
Ukraine's Internally Displaced
Students investigate educational resources using diverse media in order to understand how journalists use various mediums to tell different accounts of Ukraine's internally displaced persons.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.