New Lines Magazine • 18th August 2023 The Witches Want Justice After Yahya Jammeh brutalized his people, the reconciliation process is at a crossroads.
Foreign Policy • 10th August 2023 The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.
In These Times • 26th July 2023 How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement to Africa The European Union is militarizing Africa’s internal borders to curb migration, with little regard for human rights.
The Telegraph • 12th April 2023 A rare form of polio threatens DR Congo – this is why it matters The threat of vaccine-derived polio stems from four sub-regions across the world, but the DRC is of “particular concern".
Middle East Eye • 7th April 2022 Jews flock to eastern Europe to help Jewish Ukrainians flee the war Moldovan synagogues are helping thousands of Jews get out of Ukraine and head for Israel, western Europe and the US
Middle East Eye • 11th December 2021 What does Israel's iron wall surrounding Gaza mean for Palestinians? Dozens of antennas, hundreds of cameras and radars are all positioned on the fortification that surrounds Gaza
Al Jazeera English • 13th May 2022 In Moldova, a pro-Russia region welcomes Ukrainian refugees Gagauzia, the country’s poorest region with some autonomy, is torn between powers in Russia, Turkey, the EU and the central government.
Al Jazeera English • 10th May 2022 Moldova celebrates Soviet victory, but divisions deepen amid war While some fear Russia, others view Moscow as a saviour as the conflict in Ukraine comes closer to Moldova’s borders.
Middle East Eye • 19th March 2022 Transnistria: The breakaway region torn between Moldova, Russia and the EU War in Ukraine have reignited questions about the future of Transnistria, a pro-Russian enclave in Moldova.
Middle East Eye • 15th March 2022 Moldova greets Ukrainian refugee influx with compassion and wariness Moldova has received the most Ukrainians per capita in Europe, but international aid is stalling and social tensions are rising
Al Jazeera English • 7th March 2022 Ukraine’s Roma refugees recount discrimination en route to safety Hundreds of Ukraine’s Roma people face an uncertain future in Moldova’s capital Chisinau as many are not documented.
Middle East Eye • 5th March 2022 Moldovans brace for potential Russian invasion As Russian troops advance into Odessa, and Moldova's breakaway Transnistrian region declares independence, Moldovans fear they might be next
Middle East Eye • 3rd March 2022 Tunisian students escape Ukraine carnage to chaos on the Romanian border Tunisia's embassy is coordinating evacuations, but its success is due to one man
Al Jazeera English • 3rd March 2022 Traumatised Indian students overcome adversity to reach Romania Indians fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine describe their journey to safety and how they were received in neighbouring Romania.
Al Jazeera English • 26th February 2022 Romania on edge as Russia invades Ukraine Despite assurances from Romania’s leadership, many in the Eastern European nation fear wider Russian attacks.
Middle East Eye • 23rd November 2021 How amphetamines fuelled Saudi Arabia's anger against Lebanon Drug trafficking has contributed to Lebanon's diplomatic crisis with the Gulf, but experts say there is more than drugs behind the freeze in relations.
Lighthouse Reports • 6th October 2021 Unmasking Europe's Shadow Armies Getting the visual evidence that removes the layer of plausible deniability from illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers in the Balkans and Aegean.
Der Spiegel • 7th October 2021 Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea.
Libération • 6th October 2021 «Pushback» de migrants : la police cogne aux frontières de l’Union européenne Videos show violent and illegal pushbacks of migrants by the Romanian and Croatian authorities.
Are We Europe • 24th June 2021 Queer and Roma(nian) How gay, trans and gender fluid experiences are redefining activism along intersectional lines in the conservative society of Romania.