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What’s behind anti-migrant feeling in Russia’s arctic republic of Yakutia?

2 April 2019

Written by: Vyacheslav Shushurikhin All articles by Vyacheslav Shushurikhin

In Yakutia, crime and nationality intertwine in the latest wave of anti-migrant feeling in Russia.
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The case against Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiyev

8 April 2019

Written by: Ekaterina Neroznikova All articles by Ekaterina Neroznikova

After a year in pre-trial detention, Oyub Titiyev becomes the latest civil society activist to be convicted on what rights defenders believe are fabricated drugs charges.
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The market decides? A short history of Ukrainian pop music

9 April 2019

Written by: Zbigniew Wojnowski All articles by Zbigniew Wojnowski

How should the Ukrainian state protect Ukrainian language? The story of an experimental festival tells us much about what can be done - and what shouldn’t.

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Nikolai Polozov: why Ukrainian personnel held in Russia should be considered prisoners of war

Published on: 18 April 2019

Written by: Editors of oDR All articles by Editors of oDR

After last year’s incident in the Azov Sea between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian naval personnel are currently under investigation in Russia. Here, the head of their legal team talks about their conditions and chances for release.

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Черкесская перекличка

Published on: 18 April 2019

Written by: Андзор Кабард All articles by Андзор Кабард

Называть себя черкесом в России – всегда политическая позиция.

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In Russia, calling yourself Circassian is always political

Published on: 18 April 2019

Written by: Andzor Kabard All articles by Andzor Kabard

Scattered across the world, Circassians are increasingly active online. Now in Russia, activists are putting forward an initiative to unite under a single name.

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Rivalries and power struggles: a portrait of the Islamic State in Khorasan

Published on: 17 April 2019

Written by: Hélène Thibault All articles by Hélène Thibault

A new book focuses on the power struggles that drove the emergence of Islamic State — and its spillover in Central Asia.

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What is the Kazakh regime learning from citizen protests?

Published on: 16 April 2019

Written by: Sarah Dorr All articles by Sarah Dorr

Recent events in Kazakhstan show the regime’s evolving response to discontent from below.

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On Russia's border, impunity drives further violence

Published on: 15 April 2019

Written by: Ucha Nanuashvili All articles by Ucha Nanuashvili

Written by: Aage Borchgrevink All articles by Aage Borchgrevink

Two new reports about human right violations in Russian-occupied regions of Georgia underline that the EU needs to increase support for the International Criminal Court.

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The market decides? A short history of Ukrainian pop music

Published on: 9 April 2019

Written by: Zbigniew Wojnowski All articles by Zbigniew Wojnowski

How should the Ukrainian state protect Ukrainian language? The story of an experimental festival tells us much about what can be done - and what shouldn’t.

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Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges

Published on: 8 April 2019

Written by: Ekaterina Neroznikova All articles by Ekaterina Neroznikova

After a year in pre-trial detention, Oyub Titiyev becomes the latest civil society activist to be convicted on what rights defenders believe are fabricated drugs charges.

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In Kazakhstan, transgender people face discrimination

Published on: 4 April 2019

Written by: Zhanna Baitelova All articles by Zhanna Baitelova

In Kazakhstan, transgender persons have the right to surgical procedures to change their sex – but little access to other rights.

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What’s behind anti-migrant feeling in Russia’s arctic republic of Yakutia?

Published on: 2 April 2019

Written by: Vyacheslav Shushurikhin All articles by Vyacheslav Shushurikhin

In Yakutia, crime and nationality intertwine in the latest wave of anti-migrant feeling in Russia.

Published in: ОД "Русская версия"

Крымские татары поддерживали друг друга – и поплатились

Published on: 1 April 2019

Written by: Алена Савчук All articles by Алена Савчук

В конце марта ФСБ арестовала по обвинению в терроризме рекордное за время аннексии количество крымских татар. Большинство задержанных – гражданские журналисты и активисты, годами освещавшие обыски и суды над политзаключенными.

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“My only crime is that I am a Muslim”: mass terrorism arrests hit Crimean Tatar solidarity campaign

Published on: 1 April 2019

Written by: Alona Savchuk All articles by Alona Savchuk

Mass arrests of Crimean Tatar activists on terrorism charges once again testify to the “special rules” that are being enforced on the peninsula.

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No matter their allegiance, Ukraine’s politicians are ignoring LGBT rights

Published on: 29 March 2019

Written by: Oleksiy Matsuka All articles by Oleksiy Matsuka

Homophobic statements by Ukraine's leading politicians create a hostile atmosphere for the country's LGBT community — and block public discussion.

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“We don’t trust the authorities, nor the people who serve them”: how activists in Odesa are fighting luxury property developers

Published on: 28 March 2019

Written by: Tetiana Bezruk All articles by Tetiana Bezruk

Activists in Odesa have been trying to stop over-development for several years now. But in the past year, the southern Ukrainian city has had the highest numbers of attacks on activists.

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Open letter: What is going on at RFE/RL’s Tajik service?

Published on: 28 March 2019

Multiple investigations have revealed how Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service systematically cooperates with the country’s repressive Rahmon regime. This needs to change.

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How impunity works: an interview with Euromaidan lawyer Evgeniya Zakrevska

Published on: 27 March 2019

Written by: Tetiana Bezruk All articles by Tetiana Bezruk

Five years after Euromaidan, lawyer Evgeniya Zakrevska talks about its long aftermath and levels of trust between the police and the public.

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"No serious evidence" in high-profile terrorism case against Russian anti-fascists

Published on: 25 March 2019

Written by: OVD-Info All articles by OVD-Info

In Russia, 11 anti-fascists and anarchists are facing terrorism charges - and the case is about to go to trial. According to one of their lawyers, there's no evidence of a conspiracy.

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Ahead of presidential elections, “gender ideology” comes to Ukraine

Published on: 21 March 2019

A recent high-profile forum in Kyiv highlights a coming ultra-conservative swing in Ukrainian politics.

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“Everyone’s involved and everyone stays silent”: Igor Kochetkov on Chechnya, LGBT activism and neotraditionalism

Published on: 21 March 2019

Written by: Evgeny Shtorn All articles by Evgeny Shtorn

This year, brutal repressions against LGBT people continued in Chechnya. Here, the director of the Russian LGBT Network speaks about why this keeps happening.

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Nazarbayev's resignation and the end of post-Soviet politics in Kazakhstan

Published on: 20 March 2019

Written by: Luca Anceschi All articles by Luca Anceschi

The "lifelong leader" of Kazakhstan has resigned, putting an end to a 30-year rule — and opening up space to reflect on the country's development.

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