Global food prices still hit 60-year record high in 2022
iMEdD team - Global food prices in 2022 hit a new record high since 1961, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) latest food price index.
Russian troops in Ukraine are compiling lists of journalists for questioning
RSF - Reporters Without Borders reminds the Russian authorities that targeting journalists is a war crime
The unprecedented Ukraine-to-Canada ‘air bridge’ could mean a brighter future for all refugees
Conversation - The Canadian government is building an “air bridge” for Ukrainians fleeing war to come to Canada.
Via Southern Ukraine, Russia Eyes “Another Route” to Moldova’s Transnistria
BIRN - a senior Russian commander said Russian speakers were being “oppressed” in a rebel region of Moldova
Transnistria: a “non-existent” country becomes a geopolitical catalyst
iMEdD team - Facts about this small "de facto" state
Platforms supporting Ukrainian refugees must prioritise their safety — or risk exposing them to trafficking and exploitation
Conversation - People displaced by wars are at risk of human trafficking and exploitation.
Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture
Conversation - Librarians and libraries across the world play a role in preserving and sharing Ukraine’s cultural history.
Russians face grim options on social media
Coda - Censorship on VKontakte leaves Russians with few ways of accessing information counter to the Kremlin’s narratives.
The war on Twitter, influencers and bots in an application by Datalab of AUTh
iMEdD team - A platform developed by the Data and Web Science Lab (Datalab) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) analyzes the global conversation about the war in Ukraine on Twitter.
Small Talk: War in Ukraine – How we got to the Russian invasion and what the next day will look like.
