Friday, 08 April 2022

Detained, blindfolded and threatened with death: a week in the hands of Ukraine's Russian occupiers

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina was on her way to Mariupol when she was taken hostage. She recounts her ordeal here Photo: hromadske/Victoria Roshchina

A Ukrainian children's author speaks about how she has swapped cute animals for war in her books after experiencing the horrors of the Russian invasion.

Today's dissidents in Russia: tech savvy and willing to risk it all

Despite the huge risks attached to defying Putin, a handful of Russians are still speaking up. Guilherme Osinski profiles six here. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Gkobe

The images that stick with us forever

There are some images that touch your heart and make you want to weep. Images that become iconic for an event in history. The Tank Man in Tiananmen Square. Rosa Parks’ arrest picture. The picture of Alan Kurdi dead on the beach. The couple kissing on VE Day. Piles of shoes and suitcases at Auschwitz.

These images live in the public consciousness. And a new one joined their ranks this week.

Read the latest blog post from our CEO Ruth Smeeth here.

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