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February 15, 2015 | NPR
Syrian Refugees Can’t Go Home
With Syria engulfed in civil war, here are four stories of families struggling to stay together.
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January 02, 2015 | Amnesty International
Crimea: Farewell Sevastopol
Amnesty International in France featured Misha Friedman's story of a gay couple forced to flee their home in Crimea due to discrimination.
December 16, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Crimea: Irina's Story
Irina, a drug user for almost 30 years, is one of those most at risk following Russia's annexation of Crimea.
November 17, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Cracking Down on Russia's LGBT Activists
The government crackdown on Russia's activist LGBT community is mirrored by a surge in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
November 11, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Crimean LGBT Community in Transition
With Russia annexing Crimea, life has changed for everyone in the LGBT community. Some have left Crimea, while others are adjusting to the new realities of homophobic Russia.
November 04, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Ukraine's Dead Sea
Kuyalnik Estuary is a large brackish lake on the outskirts of Odessa, Ukraine, and home to one of the country's oldest sanatoriums. Today it is on the brink of environmental disaster.
October 15, 2014 | Time
Crimea’s Gay Community Moves Out as Russian Homophobia Sets In
Yegor Guskov and Bogdan Zinchenko, who owned a gay bar in Sevastopol, feared for their business — and their family.
October 03, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Letter from Hatay, Turkey
Hatay, a region that has experienced a confluence of religion, ethnicity and race for thousands of years, is now dominated by an influx of Syrian refugees, increasing sectarian tensions.
October 03, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Russia's "Homosexual Propaganda" Law in Action
Russian law prohibiting the dissemination of "homosexual propaganda" to minors claims its first victims: a small weekly newspaper ordered to pay a hefty fine and a teacher fired from his job.
September 22, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
School for Traumatized Syrian Children to Close
A privately run school for Syrian children, psychologically traumatized or developmentally delayed, will close next month due to lack of funding.
September 17, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Crimea: The New Normal
Crimean officials ramp up homophobic rhetoric.
September 12, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Housing Laws in Istanbul: Safety First?
Recent legislation in Turkey allows for new methods of urban transformation—and government intervention—in Istanbul's housing development.