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 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:05:51 +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 The Srebrenica crimes were planned by the Bosnian Serb military and this timeline will use the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to show documents, testimonials, and official verdicts showing how the first genocide in Europe since World War II was organ https://www.rferl.org/a/srebrenica-genocide-anniversary/33471656.html https://www.rferl.org/a/srebrenica-genocide-anniversary/33471656.html Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:50:00 +0200 FeaturesBosnia-Herzegovina Broken lives, lasting trauma, the fight for basic rights: these are the realities for thousands of women who were raped during the war in Bosnia. https://www.rferl.org/a/rape-war-bosnia-women-peace-justice/33448235.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rape-war-bosnia-women-peace-justice/33448235.html Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:35:43 +0200 FeaturesBosnia-HerzegovinaThe Rundown Stories