Francesca Ebel
Journalist
Latest articles
Tunisia hosts Japanese-African economic cooperation meeting - The Associated Press (27 August 2022)
New constitution gives some Tunisians hope, others concern - The Associated Press (29 July 2022)
Tunisians vote in favor of new constitution, officials say - The Associated Press (27 July 2022)
Tunisians vote on proposal to give president more power - The Associated Press (25 July 2022)
Some Ukrainians won't flee areas caught in crosshairs of war - The Associated Press (12 July 2022)
Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation - The Associated Press (12 July 2022)
15 killed in Russian strike in Ukraine, 20 believed trapped - The Associated Press (10 July 2022)
Some Russians won’t halt war protests, despite arrest fears - The Associated Press (6 July 2022)
‘Hell on earth’: Ukrainian soldiers describe eastern front - The Associated Press (4 July 2022)
Splintered Ukrainian city braces for new battle with Russia - The Associated Press (3 July 2022)
Despair and denial amid search for Ukrainian mall victims - The Associated Press (30 June 2022)
Ukrainian survivor: Only a ‘monster’ would attack a mall - The Associated Press (29 June 2022)
Macron says Russia can’t win in Ukraine after strike on mall - The Associated Press (29 June 2022)
Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine - The Associated Press (28 June 2022)
Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis - The Associated Press (16 June 2022)
Tunisia: Striking judges, lawyers protest president’s action - The Associated Press (8 June 2022)
With her PlayStation and her pet rat: how one member of Pussy Riot fled Russia - The Economist 1843 Magazine (1 June 2022)
Dozens of Europe-bound migrants missing off Tunisia’s coast - The Associated Press (25 May 2022)
Occupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans - The Associated Press (28 April 2022)
'Why are you killing us?' - New Internationalist (1 April 2022)
Bodies by the pool: how one nursing home in Bucha survived the Russian invasion - The Economist 1843 Magazine (13 April 2022)
To catch a saboteur: Ukraine on edge - The Economist 1843 Magazine (8 March 2022)
‘A blitzkrieg’: Ukraine’s volunteer fighters brace for more - The Associated Press (3 March 2022)
Kyiv mayor proud of citizens’ spirit, anxious about future - The Associated Press (28 February 2022)
Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings - The Associated Press (14 February 2022)
Tunisian president announces referendum, future elections - The Associated Press (13 December 2021)
Tunisia: LGBT activist’s assault by police seen as a pattern - The Associated Press (10 December 2021)
Tunisia: at a glance - The New Internationalist (1 December 2021)
Tunisian trial shines light on use of military courts - The Associated Press (21 November 2021)
Tunisia’s #MeToo: Lawmaker faces sexual harassment hearing - The Associated Press (29 October 2021)
Tunisia protest shows rift over president’s seizure of power - The Associated Press (10 October 2021)
Tunsians march to support president’s usurpation of power - The Associated Press (3 October 2021)
As the Tunisian Leader Tightens His Rule, Some Worry When Democracy Will Return - Newlines Magazine (1 October 2021)
Tunisian president promises to announce PM soon - but emergency measures to stay - The National (21 September 2021)
Tunisia: Extension of parliament's suspension expected but concerning, analysts say - Middle East Eye (24 August 2021)
'RoboCop' or revolutionary: who is Kais Saied? - The National (11 August 2021)
Tunisia crisis: cracks emerge in Ennahda after president takes control - The National (6 August 2021)
With no government, it's worry, trust and wait in Tunisia - The Associated Press (2 August 2021)
Tunisia's Popular Coup? - Newlines Magazine (28 July 2021)
Tunisia coup: Law experts split on whether president Saied's power move is legal - Middle East Eye (27 July 2021)
Tunisian President declares curfew through August 27 - MSNBC (26 July 2021)
Radio interview on political events in Tunisia - BBC World Service (26 July 2021)
Tunisia: Rivals hold rallies outside parliament after presidential power grab - Middle East Eye (26 July 2021)
President Saied sacks PM, freezes parliament, amid violent anti-government protests - Middle East Eye (25 July 2021)
Tunisia: Citizen-led initiatives rally to bridge gap in Covid-19 response - Middle East Eye (15 July 2021)
Tunisia: New Covid-19 wave mutes jubilation over tennis star Ons Jabeur - Middle East Eye (6 July 2021)
Libya: Hopes for reconstruction boom clash with reality on the ground - Middle East Eye (3 July 2021)
Syrian mercenaries: New report reveals predatory recruitment tactics - Middle East Eye (28 May 2021)
The Tunisia Heist - Newlines Magazine (7 May 2021)
Algeria to mark colonial-era massacre with inaugural 'Day of Memory' - Middle East Eye (7 May 2021)
Tunisian police are using drones and Facebook to doxx LGBTQ protesters - Coda Story (22 April 2021)
Tunisia's Saied accused of 'soft coup' as he makes his latest power play - Middle East Eye (22 April 2021)
Lebanon: Half of families could struggle to afford iftar meal - Middle East Eye (13 April 2021)
Poverty and hopelessness beget violence in Tunisia's suburbs - The Associated Press (22 January 2021)
Swiss lift freeze on millions linked to ex-Tunisia leader - The Associated Press (18 January 2021)
Nostalgia for old era challenges Tunisia's democratic gains - The Associated Press (13 January 2021)
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia - The Associated Press (17 December 2020)
The Voice of Feminism: On "F Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry" - The Los Angeles Review of Books
(6 December 2020)
Eco-fashion offers a renaissance for new Tunisian brands - The Associated Press (8 November 2020)
Tunisia's first satellite to highlight country's technology - The Associated Press (16 June 2020)
Moscow targets Chinese with raids amid virus fears - The Associated Press (23 February 2020)
Russian protesters aided by digital tools, self organizing - The Associated Press (6 September 2019)
Outlawed app remains key tool for Russian protesters - The Associated Press (6 September 2019)
https://apnews.com/34df8b282f6c4fd188a33d2fb3ff381c
Moscow's Metropol: elegance to revolution and back again - The Associated Press (23 July 2019)
https://apnews.com/67996f7815054a8fa1825557b9fb9d59
Russian journalist freed after police abruptly drop charges - The Associated Press (11 June 2019)
https://apnews.com/355dbc82c5a74d2b848819618fe7987b
Top Chechen official claims blood feud against blogger - The Associated Press (12 March 2019)
https://apnews.com/fe642fe5106640589057ed179376c661
In Russia, gender equality still a long way off - The Associated Press (8 March 2019)
https://apnews.com/70499d77d5bd4ea3b4462d32907420d4
Taliban: Half of US troops to leave Afghanistan by May 1 - The Associated Press (7 February 2019)
https://apnews.com/7cc9a0168f2c4b56a27e7095342b58c7
Chechen critic fears for his life as he faces deportation - The Associated Press (19 December 2018)
https://apnews.com/08a18e1c3d504a60b968f44e54340813
Russian rappers, artists still rebel despite government crackdown - The Associated Press (7 December 2018)
https://apnews.com/f03bd223302c4c388e92de91c5a06c4b
Russian pussy riot activist conscious after poisoning - The Associated Press (25 September 2018)
https://apnews.com/2b119045d6ff46fb83bf1ec1e12213d8
Journalist sees her world collide in UK nerve agent attack - The Associated Press (9 August 2018)
https://apnews.com/76adac0ebdba4b8780df4640a7957f0e
Russian women push back at shaming over World Cup dating - The Independent / The Associated Press (15 July 2018)
https://apnews.com/716d4bdd8c49474e9feca58645f258c3
In World Cup's shadow, layoffs and anger at Russian factory - The Associated Press (15 June 2018)
https://apnews.com/65a5ab8503ef4948a961761896cc96fb
Meet Russia's trolls: From standup comic to a Siberian Jay Z - The Associated Press (2 March 2018)
https://apnews.com/e2327f7ff779403e942208d20562e2a0
Khodorkovsky plots out a long game: a post-Putin Russia - The Associated Press (16 February 2018)
https://apnews.com/f4029396653c4b17899b11a23cbe31c8
Russian youth activists canvass uphill for opposition leader - The Associated Press (12 December 2017)
https://apnews.com/92f8a9873b1f4863b0baae202480797c
Ultra-nationalist ‘war camps’ train Russian youths - The Associated Press (18 October 2016)
https://apnews.com/4bde0f37d79e4ad1b2f5482f97a22602
Russia opposition recalls protests before parliamentary vote - The Associated Press (13 September 2016)
https://apnews.com/73337ff6465c48d4bca192f3018de3d9
Russian opposition supporters protest new repressive law - The Associated Press (9 August 2016)
https://apnews.com/13f3f01c4f064f02aea6b57cf62b46fd
Women in Russia, Ukraine unite online against sex abuse - The Associated Press (19 July 2016)
https://apnews.com/b746582155474bdd844c390b14a567a9
Young, Russian, Gay, and Pro-Putin - Coda Story (27 April 2016)
https://codastory.com/lgbt-crisis/gay-support-putin/
Gulag Archipelago by Vladimir Putin - Politico (3 March 2016)
https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-russia-dont-mention-gulag-soviet-history-communism/
Alexei Navalny, Russian dissident in winter - Politico (5 February 2016)
Has Ukraine's 'Revolution of Dignity' left women behind? - OpenDemocracy (26 October 2015)
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/has-ukraines-revolution-of-dignity-left-women-behind/
Ukraine crisis: After the bullets and shells, it is red tape causing a million refugees to suffer - The Independent (12 April 2015)
Scarred by Ukraine crossfire, Slovyansk faces long road to recovery - The Moscow Times (13 August 2014)