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Jen Stout

A person crossing the street in Ukraine with two boarded up buildings in the background.

A person crossing the street in Ukraine with two boarded up buildings in the background.

Jen Stout’s diary: Fear and trembling in Kharkiv

Diary piece from Kharkiv in April 2024.

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Jen Stout photographed by Andrew Crawley

Jen Stout photographed by Andrew Crawley

'Would we accept this?'Alumna and freelance journalist Jen Stout (MA Sociology 2012, MRes Sociology 2015) reflects on war in Ukraine.

Writing for the Edinburgh University alumni magazine.

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Two apartment buildings damaged by bombings.

Two apartment buildings damaged by bombings.

‘The basement won’t save you’ Jen Stout reports from Kramatorsk

Jen Stout reports from Kramatorsk.

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A family getting into a white van.

A family getting into a white van.

‘The bombing is too intense. The children are too scared’: Ukrainian families forced to flee homes close to front line

On the evacuation run from Siversk.

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A person in camouflage looks on at hundreds of Ukrainian flags on the ground in front of them.

A person in camouflage looks on at hundreds of Ukrainian flags on the ground in front of them.

'The 24th: As the anniversary of Russian invasion approaches, Ukrainians look back on a year that changed everything'

Different Ukrainians reflect on how their lives have changed.

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Mass graves after the bodies have been removed, marked by wooden crosses.

Mass graves after the bodies have been removed, marked by wooden crosses.

Hunting for Vakulenko

Ukrainian writers are being targeted by Russian forces. Their loved ones are left searching for the truth.

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A mouth with the tongue sticking out with the word Toxic repeated 3 times.

A mouth with the tongue sticking out with the word Toxic repeated 3 times.

Ukraine's War of the Words

Throughout centuries of imperial and Soviet history, the Ukrainian language was denigrated as something “less” than Russian.

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The harbour at Lerwick showing the tall ships race starting line in 2023

The harbour at Lerwick showing the tall ships race starting line in 2023

Photo essay: 'Shetland welcomes the tall ships races'

Photo essay from a colourful festival.

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Black and white image of smoke coming from a Ukrainian apartment building.

Black and white image of smoke coming from a Ukrainian apartment building.

'The New Normal' - profile of Prix-Pictet-nominated photographer Gera Artemova

A profile of Prix-Pictet-nominated photographer Gera Artemova

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Image of a damaged building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Image of a damaged building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

‘If Russia can’t take Kharkiv, they will reduce it to rubble’: We revisit mother and son in Kharkiv as Putin’s attacks on Ukraine intensify

Dispatch from a city under fire.

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The Radia Khartia team leaning up against a mini-van.

The Radia Khartia team leaning up against a mini-van.

Pirate radio from the frontlines with Ukraine’s rockstar poet

Pirate radio from the frontlines with Ukraine’s rockstar poet.

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Two Years On - NUJ article

Two Years On - NUJ article

Two Years On - NUJ article

Reflections on journalism, ethics and reporting in Ukraine, for the NUJ magazine

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‘Ukraine’s kids will always be different. Even far from frontline they have trauma’

‘Ukraine’s kids will always be different. Even far from frontline they have trauma’

‘Ukraine’s kids will always be different. Even far from frontline they have trauma’

Article published in the Sunday Post , Sunday 18th Feb 2024, print only. Childhood goes by in a blink of an eye, they say. One minute a...

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Report from a heavy week in Kyiv - amid missile strikes and plummeting temperatures, worries that western support could end

Report from a heavy week in Kyiv - amid missile strikes and plummeting temperatures, worries that western support could end

Report from a heavy week in Kyiv - amid missile strikes and plummeting temperatures, worries that western support could end

Published in the Sunday Post , 16th December 2023 All pictures ©Jen Stout Minutes after the Ukrainian president met his US counterpart in...

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