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Published in: oDR: FeatureWill victims finally get justice for the Euromaidan killings?Ten years on from the killing of protesters, members of a specialist police unit in Ukraine are in court
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThe desperate effort to get Ukraine’s captured civilians back from RussiaThousands of ordinary Ukrainians have been taken prisoner by Russian forces. Is there hope for them?
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Published in: oDR: NewsRevealed: Ukraine’s secret attempt to bypass top trade union bodiesUnion leaders raise concerns about potential for government ‘control’ over new consultation body
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Ukrainian women are bearing the brunt of frontline lifeWith men either called up or hiding from the draft, women are left to juggle work and care under threat of shelling
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘It was very secret’: Uncovering wounds of forced labour in Uzbek cottonTwo Uzbeks who were subjected to forced labour as children open up about the country’s dark cotton production past
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhat to expect from next year’s elections in BelarusThe formation of the new ‘All-Belarusian People’s Assembly’ poses key questions for Alexander Lukashenka
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisRussian oligarch’s book offers a revolution the people can’t take part inPutin’s regime is built on a passive society. Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s plan for revolution repeats the same mistake
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘What life is this?’: Escaping Ukraine’s occupied territoriesFrom food shortages to informants, eight evacuees tell openDemocracy of life in Russian-occupied towns
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘Give me my bones’: Ukrainian families fight for truth about missing soldiersKateryna Dembovska was told her husband had died. But there are reasons to doubt the Ukrainian army’s official account
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThis van provides a lifeline service to Ukrainians. Could it be under threat?Ukraine’s mobile postal service braves shelling to deliver packages and pensions. But privatisation could be afoot
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘Everything for the front!’ How war is changing Russia’s labour marketExploitation is becoming more widespread in Russian workplaces amid an acute shortage of employees
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Published in: oDR: NewsActivists targeted by Uzbekistan face ‘torture’ if deported from KazakhstanActivists have been released from detention but could be extradited after their refugee applications were rejected
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine’s energy security can’t come at the cost of the environmentBuzkyi Gard in southern Ukraine is under threat from a planned power plant. Protecting it is more vital than ever
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘If you are watching this, it means I was detained’ – Why Belarusians stayedHow are Belarusians who chose to remain in the country surviving an era of unprecedented repression?
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationA long road to freedom: How Russia stole 2,000 Ukrainian prisonersRussian troops fleeing Kherson last November took the city’s prisoners with them. Many are still stuck in Russia
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhat do recent antisemitic riots tell us about Dagestan?Riots in Russia’s North Caucasus protesting a flight from Tel Aviv follow years of increased radicalisation
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine failing to procure enough drones to fight Russia, soldiers sayExclusive: Drone operators also told openDemocracy that drones are not being evenly distributed between army units
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisUkraine is worried that Israel-Palestine will bump it down the US agendaUkrainian politicians say a downturn in support was expected, but Israel-Palestine conflict has 'accelerated' it
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisUkraine’s desperate search for war funding hits local budgetsUkraine’s local authorities are resisting attempts to tap their reserves despite government assurances of support
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisTransnistria conflict could complicate Moldova’s hard road to the EUThe breakaway Russian-backed state in eastern Moldova could be an obstacle to bloc membership, despite what EU officials say
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