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Why This Aid Worker Risks Execution To Evacuate Elderly Ukrainians

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By Wendy Wei Verified
| Sojourners Verified
Yevhenii Tkachov (right), with the humanitarian group Proliska, speaks with a woman who refuses evacuation from Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, in October 2025. / Photo by Marharyta Fal / Frontliner / Getty Images Why This Aid Worker Risks Execution To Evacuate Elderly Ukrainians Most humanitarian funding goes to people who have potentially economically productive lives; the people “Crazy Yevhenii” saves may not even survive the drive out.
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Pilsen murals and Ukrainian mosaics teach us about artistic survival

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By Wendy Wei Verified
| Chicago Reader Verified
This story was originally published by South Side Weekly. Access the original article here. This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines Initiative, in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Tetiana Burianova contributed reporting.
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Oficiales federales usaron agentes químicos decenas de veces en Chicago pese a la orden de un juez

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By José Abonce, Jim Daley Verified, Andrew Fan, Francia Garcia Hernandez Verified, Sebastián Hidalgo, Maheen Khan, Maira Khwaja Verified, Efrain Soriano, Jonathan Torres, Wendy Wei Verified
| South Side Weekly Verified
Esta investigación fue coproducida por Block Club Chicago, Cicero Independiente, el Investigative Project on Race and Equity, Invisible Institute, South Side Weekly y The TRiiBE. El pasado 4 de octubre, José* se encontraba en su casa del vecindario de Brighton Park con su esposa María* y sus mascotas cuando el olor a gas lacrimógeno lo abrumó. “El gas se filtró y empezamos a asfixiarnos, así que dije: ‘¡Traigan al pájaro y al gato!’”, dijo María.
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