Russia’s repressed independent media is vital to building a post-Putin era
Almost 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: FeatureThis village saw Russia's occupation, up close and personalWhen Russian forces entered Dmytrivka, residents were faced with an agonising choice. How did they survive?
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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: 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: 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: 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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Published in: oDR: FeatureAgainst all odds: one woman’s journey into Ukraine’s ‘second Mariupol’Izyum, in eastern Ukraine, fell to Russian forces in March. This is the story of one family’s evacuation from a...
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Published in: oDR: NewsRussian army has committed 10,000 war crimes in Ukraine, investigator saysExclusive: Human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk on uncovering Russia’s war crimes as part of ‘Tribunal for Putin’
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Kazakhstan’s mothers formed a protest movement – and what they wantThe mothers claim they were first on the streets during the January protests, the largest and most violent in the...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewMeet the Russians helping Ukrainians stranded in RussiaMany Ukrainians have fled war to Russia itself, where they need help finding housing, work and schools – or leaving...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureSurviving 100 days of Russian occupation in KhersonWhat is life like in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson, under Russian control since the start of the invasion?
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow a Georgian mineral water plant got swept up in Russia’s warBorjomi is one of the country’s few international brands. Now Western sanctions have left it in crisis
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Published in: oDR: Opinion‘Ukraine fatigue’ is dangerous – and Putin is banking on itThe international community is tired of Russia's war against Ukraine. But unless Russia is defeated, a return to...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThe ‘revolution of millionaires’ in Armenia is turning increasingly tenseA new protest movement over the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh has a lot in common with Armenia’s “old regime”
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHomesick in Europe, Ukrainians are going homeDespite Russia still waging its brutal war, more people are now entering Ukraine than leaving it
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Published in: oDR: ExplainerWhy did Belarus sign a new death penalty into law?Opponents of the Lukashenka regime can now be threatened with the death penalty, including for ‘attempted terrorism’
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Published in: oDR: FeatureWhat war in Ukraine is like for Russians living thereFour professionals with Russian ties give their verdict on the outlook for the future of Russia's relationship with...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureAs Western firms flee Russia, many workers’ futures are uncertainThe war has created a divide: while some white collar workers can leave Russia, lower-paid employees are left behind
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Published in: oDR: InterviewIs Russia forcing people to fight in Ukraine?We asked a specialist whether Russia is secretly mobilising citizens to send them to war in Ukraine and whether...
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine’s new labour law could ‘open Pandora’s box’ for workersUkrainian parliament set to vote on new labour law that threatens workers with a ‘rollback to the 19th century’
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisGoodbye Russian gas, hello rapid decarbonisationWe must cut Russian fossil fuel imports and change our energy use, to combat both the cost of living crisis and the...
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Published in: oDR: NewsHalf of Russians think ‘kindness’ is their key national trait, finds pollRussian respondents to the survey also reported feeling ‘pride’ and ‘a sense of justice’ about the ‘special military...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia’s working class and Ukraine: hope for an end to Kremlin expansionism?While Russia’s ruling elite clamps down on anti-Ukraine war protests, its working class could be the key to a...
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Published in: oDR: InterviewWhat do persecuted Russian Muslim converts tell us about Putin’s Russia?Interview: Olga Kravets discusses her book on Russian converts to Islam, and how their repression bodes ill for...
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