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Mariupol elections: will Donbas voters be represented in Ukrainian politics?
The Donbas is being airbrushed out of Ukrainian politics. This will only build another barrier to a united and democratic country. Русский The line of contact with separatist-controlled territory lies...
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Ukraine is caught between war and reform
Two years on from the protests that ignited Maidan, Ukraine is suffering from a clash of agendas. Two years ago, in November 2013, what became known as EuroMaidan began. Civic protesters in central...
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Media responsibility in the age of terror
Professor Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, and journalists Rita Chinyoka and Nadezhda Azhgikhina discuss feeding terror, hate speech, and the responsibilities of mainstream media, at the World Forum for...
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A voice from Russia's truckers' protest
Truckers across Russia have descended on Moscow to protest a new freight tax which will threaten their livelihood. Vladimir shares his story of life behind the wheel. Since mid-November, Russia’s long...
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We need to find the common ground between climate change and civil society
To combat Russia’s industrial polluters, public indifference and limits on NGO activity, we need to link climate change and civil society. Русский Murmansk, a region just shy of the Arctic Circle, has...
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Between dialogue and violence: the North Caucasus's bloody legacy
After Paris, we need to act against radicalisation. Russia's legacy in the North Caucasus tells us how not to. The Paris attacks and the bombing of the Metrojet plane over Egypt have shown that the...
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Serial violations: finding new ways to limit freedom of association in Russia
The first sentences under a new law limiting freedom of association in Russia are coming into effect. Their target? ‘Malicious picket-holders’. РусскийOn 7 December, the first sentence under a new law...
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Four points from Putin's press conference
Putin's latest press conference saw a tacit admission of Russian forces in Ukraine and a denial that their presence was ever denied. Here are a few other points you may have missed. Putin's annual...
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Who are your comrades now?
The Russian state wants payback for the mass protests of 2012. But the arrest of another political activist in Russia has attracted the attention of neither the west, nor the European left. РусскийAt...
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Searching for the ‘Armenian Lobby’
Conspiracies keep the people pliant and rulers fearless. In Azerbaijan, all dissidents are considered to be agents of a shadowy ‘Armenian lobby’. РусскийConspiracy theories are no stranger to...
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After the ban: a short history of Ukraine’s Communist Party
You can ban Ukraine’s communists, but you can’t beat them. On 16 December, Kyiv’s district administrative court approved a claim by Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice. It sought to ban the country’s...
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How ‘eastern Ukraine’ was lost
Nearly two years after the outbreak of fighting, nearly 9,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine. To understand how this war ends, we need to understand how it began. РусскийDuring spring and summer...
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В поисках «армянского лобби»
Из-за теорий заговора люди становятся покорными, а правители перестают чего-либо бояться. В Азербайджане всех диссидентов считают агентами скрытого «армянского лобби». EnglishИзобретательные лидеры...
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Can Georgia ditch its surveillance culture?
Mikheil Saakashvili may have left his native Georgia for Odessa, but one particular legacy of his years in power is still strong. According to his opponents, one of the main indictments against...
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Give back the vote
Against a background of mass protests, Moldova’s parliament has just approved a new government in record time. Русский “Down with Plahotniuc!”, “Now or never!”, “Moldovans, unite!” protesters will...
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Four Russias: the new political reality
Uneven modernisation has left its mark on Russia, and the authorities are only too happy to exploit it. What does the future hold for Russia’s regional divide? РусскийRussia’s economic and social...
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Is liberalism the future for Russia?
For years, ‘liberal’ has been a dirty word in Russia, a shorthand for everything undesirable. Yet state propaganda is having an unexpected side-effect: the rehabilitation of liberalism. According to...
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Why a united opposition in Moldova is impossible
From the left and the right, Moldova’s fractious opposition has formed an alliance to force snap elections. The cracks are showing already. Русский The very existence of a united opposition is...
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Azerbaijan’s 2016: sink or swim?
Protests have broken out in Azerbaijan against rising prices and falling living standards. Will the regime respond with anything but brute force? Azerbaijan has joined a growing list of post-Soviet...
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How international media failed Moldova’s protesters
There’s more to Moldova's protests than “pro-European” versus “pro-Russian”. Moldova’s image as the poorest country in Europe is rivaled only by its obscurity. In rare outbursts of international media...
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