Maxim Edwards is a journalist, assistant editor at OCCRP, and a former editor at oDR (from 2015 to 2018). He writes on nationalism, migration, minorities and memory, with a focus on eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. His articles have appeared in Foreign Policy, Al-Jazeera, Al Monitor, EurasiaNet and the Forward among other publications. Follow him on Twitter at @MaximEdwards.
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Published in: oDRMeet the editors of a new journal challenging prejudices about eastern EuropeThe Bucharest-based Kajet journal was founded to challenge cliches about eastern Europe — a region that can be “more than a sheer pile of debris awaiting reconstruction.”
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Published in: oDRFeeling Yerevan’s pulse: the new media talking about Armenia’s blind spotsA year ago, the media platform EVN Report was founded to surface everyday concerns and what the media leaves behind. As Armenians take to the streets again, it’s become an invaluable resource.
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Published in: oDRWhy we should write about the Crimean TatarsRussian authorities’ detentions of Crimean Tatars continue. But as the annexation becomes the new normal for international audiences, how can the press raise awareness of the community’s plight?
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Published in: oDRLetter from the Crimean borderIn southern Ukraine, Crimean Tatars from displacements past and present are building a life for themselves.
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Published in: oDRMeet Tajikistan’s embattled IslamistsTajikistan is trying to persecute what was once Central Asia’s only legal Islamist party out of existence. But is this really about countering terrorism, or just cracking down on dissent in any form?
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Published in: oDRLittle Russia, big dreamsThe “Donetsk People’s Republic” has declared itself part of another union — Malorossiya. Is it a serious project, or just a pointed gesture?