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Published in: oDRWhat happened in Moldova? And what should the EU do about it?A surprise change of power in what the European Parliament calls a “captured state” presents challenges for EU...
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Published in: oDRPutting Turkmenistan under the spotlightNew research highlights the protracted economic and human rights crisis in this Central Asian state - and warns...
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Published in: oDRHow Ukraine’s old guard are trying to get back into parliamentThis Sunday, Ukraine goes to the polls in a snap parliamentary election. In the east, pro-Russian forces are...
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Published in: oDRUkraine’s Soviet archives are opening up – and changing memory politicsWith new laws opening up access to state security archives, Ukrainian citizens are discovering what really happened...
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Published in: oDRIn Kyrgyzstan, the standoff between the old regime and the new authorities reaches new heightsKyrgyzstan’s parliament has stripped a powerful ex-president of immunity, and now this Central Asian state is moving...
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Published in: oDRAcademics come out on strike against austerity in EstoniaThis summer, Estonian universities have declared warning strikes for the first time in decades.
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Published in: oDRIn Uzbekistan, women’s rights are changing - but not fast enoughUzbekistan still lacks a law on domestic violence, and legislation on gender equality is yet to appear.
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Published in: oDRThe republic of broken promises: how Ingushetia’s trust was won - and then lostAfter over ten years in the job, the head of Ingushetia Yunus-bek Evkurov has resigned - and people are over-the-moon.
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Published in: oDRIs Ukraine turning the corner on LGBT rights?A successful Pride event in Kyiv shows how far Ukraine has come. But for those who cause violence, impunity remains.
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Published in: oDRHow HBO’s miniseries showed Russia’s Facebook generation that they too are children of ChernobylWhy the Chernobyl series resonates in Russia today.
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Published in: oDRWhat is the Council of Europe for?This week, the Council of Europe restored Russia's voting rights - and in doing so, has taken another step closer to...
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Published in: oDRArmenia’s Velvet Revolution is yet to bring change for the country’s LGBT communitySince Armenia’s 2018 Velvet Revolution, life has become easier for its citizens. But members of the country’s LGBT...
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Published in: oDRHow a Central Asian business empire dines out on British secrecyUsing the UK’s lax corporate transparency and accountability regime, international businesses can, in effect, mask...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia brings foreign fighters’ families home, but what next?How do you take back families coming from IS territory? Thousands of men and their families traveled from Central...
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Published in: oDRThe global measles outbreak arrives in Kyrgyzstan (again)Amid a global measles surge, vaccine refusals for religious reasons in this Central Asian state are growing.
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Published in: oDROn the brink: why Russia’s healthcare workers are organisingWhat would happen if Russia’s healthcare system went on strike? An interview with Russian healthcare union leader...
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Published in: oDRAn interview with Maia Sandu, the politician at the heart of Moldova’s quiet revolutionWith Moldova’s oligarch-in-chief now out of the country, what are the prospects for change? We speak to Maia Sandu,...
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Published in: oDRArrests, lies and borders: what’s happening with land disputes in Russia’s North CaucasusThe border dispute between Ingushetia and Chechnya has led to an outburst of civic activism in the North Caucasus -...
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Published in: oDRBuilding on bones: working undercover on Ukraine’s deadly building sitesEvery year, dozens of workers die on Ukraine’s construction sites due to poor safety procedures. To find out more, I...
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Published in: oDRHow relatives of Moscow’s deputy mayor earned billions on city contracts, amassing a fortune in real estateLast week, Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested on fabricated drugs charges. In solidarity, we...
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