https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:09:46 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL From Sarajevo to Grozny to Kabul, three young adults reflect on childhoods shaped by conflict -- and the hopes they carry today. https://www.rferl.org/a/conflict-children-sarajevo-grozny-kabul-bosnia-dayton-chechen-war-afghanistan/33632819.html https://www.rferl.org/a/conflict-children-sarajevo-grozny-kabul-bosnia-dayton-chechen-war-afghanistan/33632819.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:57:15 +0100 FeaturesAfghanistanRussiaBosnia-HerzegovinaNorth CaucasusThe Rundown Stories A landmark treaty aimed at stopping gender-based violence is under attack. Why are some European countries turning away from a pact that defines violence against women as a human-rights violation? https://www.rferl.org/a/women-violence-gender-equality/33580412.html https://www.rferl.org/a/women-violence-gender-equality/33580412.html Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:09:36 +0100 VideosVideo ArchiveThe Rundown StoriesEurope A massive earthquake this week that killed more than 1,400 people in Afghanistan has left women, already struggling under the strict rules of the Taliban-led government, vulnerable because of a lack of support. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-women-bear-brunt-earthquake-taliban-restrictions/33519956.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-women-bear-brunt-earthquake-taliban-restrictions/33519956.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:34:24 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories In 2023, Bosnia was shaken by the brutal live-streamed murder of Nizama Hecimovic by her ex-partner. Her killing was part of a wider global trend where technology is weaponized to promote and spread violence against women. https://www.rferl.org/a/violence-against-women-online-misogyny-honor-killing/33499319.html https://www.rferl.org/a/violence-against-women-online-misogyny-honor-killing/33499319.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:06:04 +0200 FeaturesBosnia-HerzegovinaPakistanThe Rundown Stories Russia has blatantly violated international treaties by abducting more than 19,000 children from Ukraine, according to Mariam Lambert, the director of the Emile Foundation. She told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that it's time for global agencies to step up and enforce the rules. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-children-deportation-geneva-convention-war-crime-prague-lambert/33469569.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-children-deportation-geneva-convention-war-crime-prague-lambert/33469569.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:53:47 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Amid massive drone strikes, battlefield clashes, and ruined cities, the forced deportation of Ukraine's children to Russia is being seen as a way to weaken Ukraine’s demographic resilience.“ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-children-russia-deportation-war/33479256.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-children-russia-deportation-war/33479256.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:01:39 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline