Civil rights groups accused the government of silencing people with anti-protest measures like those used in Russia
To stave off authoritarianism, Democrats need to deliver on their promises and directly confront the institutions that deny democracy. The party is failing on both fronts
EU mission to train Malian soldiers not working, says Investigate Europe, after series of deaths and human rights abuses in west African country
Writer Andrei Krasniashchikh fled Kharkiv with his family in March. They are now among the millions of internally displaced persons in Ukraine
Some children will go to great lengths to try to help their families
Despite a historic peace deal in 2016, deaths continue – with least 70 activist leaders and human rights defenders assassinated so far this year
Experts say surging costs may offer perpetrators an excuse to control the household’s finances – depriving survivors of the means to escape
Across Russia, people mark the Soviet Union’s victory in World War Two - and the brutal war against Ukraine
Directly elected mayors are a fig leaf of democracy. Let’s follow Bristol’s lead and design a fairer system
On the 77th anniversary of the end of Second World War, the anti-fascist inheritance of the Russian Federation faces catastrophe
Exclusive: Tory councillors implicated in ‘hate’ campaign towards Jewish candidate face calls for tougher sanctions
