Amos Chapple is a New Zealand-born writer and visual journalist with a particular interest in the former U.S.S.R.
In Georgia's mountainous Tusheti region, a spectacular and dangerous road holds some surprises, if you know where to look.
Nestled between one of the Armenians' most cherished landmarks and an aging Soviet-era nuclear plant, the magnificent dome-and-drum edifice of a new Yazidi temple will serve a surprisingly robust Yazidi community in the heart of the South Caucasus.
In eastern Estonia, it’s possible to briefly enter Russia without any paperwork, but some unusual conditions apply.
In the aftermath of Kharkiv’s first gay-pride parade, one incident stands out for its harrowing violence and the way it was stopped -- by a veteran photojournalist.
In German-occupied Prague, a disturbing exhibition of “souvenirs” captured during the Nazi invasion of the U.S.S.R. shows how one totalitarian regime sought to discredit the other.
Rare photographs from the World War II era shed light on a dark period in Prague's history.
A mysterious phone call and a daring chance led a Latvian photojournalist to capture one of history’s most spectacular protests by helicopter.
Andriy Dubchak, one of the only photojournalists to have covered the conflict in eastern Ukraine from its beginning, shares deeply personal memories from the front lines.
Locals and tourists react to the upcoming flight ban between Russia and Georgia.
A seemingly lost Beluga whale -- who some think was trained for Russian "special ops" -- cannot feed itself and is being cared for in Norwegian waters, where he has become a tourist attraction.
A photo archive reveals epic historical moments and everyday life under communism in Hungary.
Aerial photos reveal Romania’s hidden secrets and troubled past.
RFE/RL has discovered that official pictures of the new Kazakh leader have been dramatically altered with photo-editing software.
In their own words, eight working Armenians open up about how their country's 2018 "velvet revolution" has affected their lives.
The photographer capturing the happiness and heartbreak of Serbia’s industrial hinterland.
Pictures and words tell very different stories of the recent conflict above Kashmir.
From the beaches of the Black Sea to the mountain monuments of communism: This is Bulgaria as you’ve never seen it before.
In Russia's remote Sakha-Yakutia region, the frozen ground is studded with the remains of prehistoric mammoths. Their tusks are worth a fortune to traders in China, where the sale of elephant ivory was banned in late 2017.
The 2018 news cycle had many people in a spin, but between the gloomy headlines there were plenty of milestones for humanity to celebrate.
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