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Megan Gittoes

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Russia is building a surveillance state on stolen Ukrainian land

Russia is building a surveillance state on stolen Ukrainian land

On the streets of Russian‑occupied Ukraine, parents warn their children not to speak Ukrainian. Listen to this article Mobile phones and personal...

21.05.2026 6

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Megan Gittoes

Occupied Ukraine has become a laboratory of repression, but resistance survives

Occupied Ukraine has become a laboratory of repression, but resistance survives

Too often, Western debates about Russia’s occupation of Ukraine reduce it to cartography - shifting frontlines, red arrows and hypothetical...

19.05.2026 10

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Megan Gittoes

Mariupol is Putin’s blueprint for occupation, and the world is barely paying attention

Mariupol is Putin’s blueprint for occupation, and the world is barely paying attention

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Mariupol quickly became the site of one of the war’s most devastating and defining...

18.05.2026 10

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Megan Gittoes

Trafficking in plain sight, Europe has failed Ukraine’s most vulnerable refugees

4 July 2025, 09:47 By Megan Gittoes When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, millions were displaced overnight triggering...

08.07.2025 8

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Megan Gittoes