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Controversy and danger surround Russian activists in Lithuania

  • August 18, 2023
  • Aron Ouzilevski

A Navalny protege on spearheading the political opposition to Putin.

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Crete’s Pride a lifeline for Greece’s queer community

  • August 18, 2023
  • Steven Tagle

Behind the scenes as the island capital's LGBTQIA+ group plans its seventh festival.

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Unrest casts shadow over Senegal’s biggest holiday

  • August 15, 2023
  • James Courtright

President’s coyness on third-term bid exposes societal tensions.

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Ghosts of violence haunt Nigerian town

  • August 8, 2023
  • James Courtright

Killings in 2017 have yet to be addressed, raising concerns about the future.

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Turkey’s presidential election boosts nativist politics

  • August 2, 2023
  • Joshua Levkowitz

And endangers an immigration boom in Gaziantep.

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Descendants of expelled Muslims renew ties with Crete

  • July 31, 2023
  • Steven Tagle

A century after a major population exchange, Turkocretans offer an example of reconciliation with Greece.

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Nigeria’s banditry crisis deepens

  • July 20, 2023
  • James Courtright

Blamed for mounting violence, Fulbe herders are forced to flee.

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Russian émigrés’ fractured families

  • July 10, 2023
  • Aron Ouzilevski

Exiles reckon with accusations of betrayal from loved ones back home.

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Syrians trapped in Lebanon’s failed state

  • June 30, 2023
  • Joshua Levkowitz

A mounting anti-refugee campaign is raising real fear about deportation home.

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Crete: Europe’s unacknowledged southern border

  • June 30, 2023
  • Steven Tagle

Greece’s largest island embraces its contradictions.

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