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Dusan Stojanovic and Kerim Pervizaj were unable to find jobs they were trained to do and turned to family tradition to make a living in Kosovo, where bleak prospects, corruption, and shockingly low wages are prompting many there to leave. 

In an attempt to solidify Russian control, Moscow-installed authorities are reportedly threatening and bribing families in the occupied parts of Ukraine to get them to send their children to pro-Russia schools.

Dnipro, a hub for the displaced by the war and a key line of defense against Russian aggression, gears up for winter as the war rages on in three directions. Meanwhile, despite unity in the face of the invasion, relations with Kyiv are chilly. 

A hot, dry spell and wind helped fuel devastating fires that some think were started deliberately.

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's vast team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

Georgia's government targets the country's museums, in what many fear could be the start of a much broader attack on the cultural scene.

This week we saw the first real challenge to the EU's ever-growing sanctions regime against Russia.

Records show domestic violence is on the rise in Kyrgyzstan, with more than 5,000 cases registered between January and July of this year. But thousands of more cases of abuse go unreported due to societal pressure, economic implications, or inaction by police and courts.

A smattering of Russian regions hold elections this weekend: for governors, for legislature, and, in Moscow, for local councils. Does it really matter anymore?

Moscow's war on Ukraine and developments in Russia underscore the erosion of Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy. Aleksei Navalny comes under more pressure in prison, a former reporter is handed a 22-year sentence, and the newspaper Gorbachev helped create is targeted -- again and again -- by the state.