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September 04, 2017 | PRI's The World
While the Russian Government Looks Away, AIDS Spreads Quickly
In Russia, the stigma around AIDS is so strong it has hindered response and allowed the disease to spread.
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Eurasia
August 11, 2017 | Foreign Policy
The Midnight Train to Moscow
Joseph Schottenfeld and George Butler follow one of the world's largest migrations: workers traveling by train from Tajikistan to Moscow.
July 13, 2017 | PBS NewsHour
Why Are So Many from This Russian Republic Fighting for ISIS?
In the republic of Dagestan, a brutal separatist insurgency has long fought against the Russian state. Now, as many as 5,000 Dagestanis have left to fight for the Islamic State.
July 12, 2017 | PBS NewsHour
Inside Russia’s Propaganda Machine
For years, the Kremlin and the media it controls have waged a multifaceted disinformation campaign inside Russia and pointed at its perceived adversaries, including the U.S.
May 25, 2017 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Melting Permafrost Raises Fears of Decades-old Pathogens
Dormant pathogens and diseases are in danger of re-emerging as climate change melts long-frozen permafrost.
July 11, 2016 | The Guardian
The Labor Train: Following the Migrant Workers of Tajikistan
Each week, thousands of men take a four-day rail journey from Tajikistan to Moscow in search of employment.
July 06, 2016 | NPR
Tajikistan: "Ant" Is a Movie About Ants—Or Is It?
A labor migrant from Tajikistan used his earnings in Russia to make a movie about ants.
June 19, 2016 | Viewfind
Paula Bronstein on Afghanistan’s War Wounded
“You’re making compromises all the time because of the security issues. But this is why I did this update, because the idea was to bring attention to a story that right now people aren’t really paying attention to.” — Paula Bronstein
May 02, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
A Scientific Thaw During the Cold War
Grantee Kit R. Roane takes a look back at the relationships between U.S. and USSR scientists during the Cold War.
April 30, 2016 | PBS NewsHour
In the Footsteps of the Old Silk Road Traders
Three years ago, journalist Paul Salopek embarked on a decade-long walk around the world, He checks in with the PBS NewsHour to reflect on his journey thus far and what lies ahead.
April 19, 2016 | Roads & Kingdoms
Tajikistan: How Green Was My Valley
The president of Tajikistan once called Mirzasho Akobirov the country's best orchard keeper. Now, Akobirov would like others in Tajikistan to follow his example, rather than migrate to Russia.
January 06, 2016 | Slant News
In Nepal, Where Have All the Men Gone?
As young adult men leave for foreign employment opportunities, how is a Nepali village transforming? And how is the absence of young adult men affecting those who are left behind?