The rise and fall of Putin’s man in Ukraine
How Viktor Medvedchuk, once a key intermediary between the Kremlin and Ukraine, ended up on trial for treason
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Published in:oDR: FeatureUkraine’s Russian and Belarusian citizens are living in fear of deportationEven those who back Ukraine could lose their right to stay thanks to a crackdown by the State Migration Service
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Published in:oDR: OpinionUkraine: How it feels when your city doesn’t exist anymoreJournalist Svitlana Oslavska spent years writing about her hometown of Severodonetsk. Now the whole city is...
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Published in:oDR: NewsUkraine uses Russian invasion to pass laws wrecking workers’ rightsZero-hours contracts set to be legalised and 70% of workforce exempted from workplace protections
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe EU’s plan for Ukraine hydrogen exports is colonialist greenwashPlan to pipe huge amounts of resource-intensive “green” hydrogen to Europe would undermine Ukraine’s recovery
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Published in: oDR: FeatureJust working for wood: life inside Tajikistan’s silk industrySilk production is still a major part of the country’s economy – and women bear the brunt of this harsh work
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Published in: oDR: FeatureAnti-union laws have punished Kazakhstan’s workers. But the fight isn’t overWorkers in Kazakhstan have faced pressure for years but continue to fight for their rights and social justice, new...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine could abandon key labour principle as part of EU driveThe government’s post-war reconstruction plans threaten a ‘Mad Max-style dystopia’, says Ukrainian labour lawyer
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Published in: oDR: OpinionBelarusian prisoners’ letters shine light on life in Lukashenka’s jailsTwo years after protesters contested Belarus’s election result, they refuse to be silenced – even while behind bars
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisA guide to the violent unrest in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan regionUzbekistan has been rocked by its largest protest in nearly two decades. What happened – and who’s to blame?
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisThe assassination that shook the Pamir Mountains to the coreTajikistan has stepped up its offensive against the Gorno-Badakhshan region. I knew the man at the top of its hitlist
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe UN must act now to stop the crackdown in RussiaNew amendments have been added to the ‘undesirables law’ as Putin looks to intimidate, silence and quash dissent
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Published in: oDR: InterviewHow workers are fighting for their rights in Putin’s RussiaThere are no strikes in Russia, say officials. But sociologist Pyotr Bizyukov is monitoring what’s really happening
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Published in: oDR: NewsFears for Ukrainian human rights activist captured by RussiaAnti-racist and anti-fascist campaigner Maksym Butkevych was reportedly taken prisoner while fighting last month
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Published in: oDR: InvestigationUkrainian prisoners of war reveal torture and humiliation in Russian jailsTwo men who were taken captive, deported and imprisoned have told openDemocracy of their ordeal
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Published in: oDR: NewsUnions sound warning about UK-backed plan to rebuild UkraineLugano Declaration pushes for modernisation and investment, but critics say a just reconstruction is needed
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Published in: oDR: FeatureWhat happened to Ukrainian children in care who fled to Poland?1,400 children and orphans fled Ukraine with the help of a Polish charity. This is their story
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘War changed the way I look at things’: a Mariupol photographer portrays KyivPhotographer and filmmaker Oleksandr Surovtsov moved to the Ukrainian capital after Russia destroyed his hometown
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine’s recovery must benefit the people. The West has other ideasLiberal reforms made during the war in Ukraine will hinder the country’s eventual reconstruction. Here’s what needs to happen
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Published in: oDR: OpinionNo, joining the EU isn’t a quick fix for violence against women in UkraineUkraine is ticking boxes, such as ratifying the Istanbul Convention, to join the EU. That’s a bad idea
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Published in: oDR: InterviewMillions were raised to help Ukraine. Where was the aid on the ground?Ukrainian volunteers and organisations did the bulk of the work helping people caught in Russia’s invasion, a new...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia’s repressed independent media is vital to building a post-Putin eraAlmost all Russian journalists have been forced into exile amid a state crackdown. But there is some cause for hope
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Published in: oDR: InterviewMeet the man risking arrest to set up an LGBTIQ museum in RussiaAs anti-LGBTIQ laws tighten in Russia, Pyotr Voskresensky hopes that observing the past will offer hope for the future
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Russia took over ChernobylThe Russian military occupied the nuclear power plant for more than a month. This is the story of what happened
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