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Published in: oDRGetting creative, getting political in BelarusUp against severe administrative restrictions, residents of the city of Brest have find creative ways to fight the...
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Published in: oDRYou should know where the money’s coming from: a response to the mayor of TashkentLast week, I reported on a possible conflict of interest over a mammoth urban development in Uzbekistan. The mayor...
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Published in: oDRFair but boring? An overview of Yerevan’s city council electionsThis week’s elections to Yerevan city council have been markedly fairer than previous years — but that doesn’t mean...
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Published in: oDRThe struggle for Yerevan: how city elections became a referendum on Armenia’s revolutionFor the first time since Armenia's revolution, citizens have been to the ballot box. But Sunday's vote is less about...
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Published in: oDRTree cutting and pollution in Bishkek: to the last breath?While the leaders of Kyrgyzstan’s capital insist on removing the city’s greenery, local groups are trying to stop it.
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Published in: oDRHow real urban planning could address the demographic challenge in Russia’s North CaucasusAs new data shows, birth rates, migration and urban planning in Russia’s North Caucasus affect the region’s politics. RU
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Published in: oDRHow this grassroots initiative in St Petersburg is making a World Cup for everyoneMajor sporting events speak to people in the language of money, prestige and officialdom. But they can – and must –...
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Published in: oDRA victory for real politics? Chișinău’s mayoral elections in perspectiveBy electing a mayor who has consistently promised to fight oligarchic control and corruption, residents of Moldova's...
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Published in: oDR“Sergey Semyonovich, thank you so much”: transcript of a Moscow park opening, October 2017Moscow lives in a million moments. Here’s one of them.
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Published in: oDRFor the frontrunners in the race to be mayor of Moldova's capital, city hall is no place for politicsThis Sunday, Chișinău votes in the first round of mayoral elections. But as oligarchic forces line up to take the...
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Published in: oDRMoscow’s waste warsThe “rubbish riots” taking place in the Moscow area demonstrate Muscovites’ distrust of their regional government. RU
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Published in: oDRReconstruction and restitution in TomskHow a conflict between the Orthodox church, the authorities and the residents is playing out in this Siberian city.
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Published in: oDRExtremists by any another name: how Karelian pensioners fought against a mining company – and wonLocal conflicts in Russia are often written off as paternalistic. But sometimes, people win. RU
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Published in: oDRChelyabinsk copper plant conflict reaches new (and sad) lowsA copper mining complex in one of Russia’s most polluted regions has been given the go-ahead — and is fraught with...
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Published in: oDR“It was like hell in miniature”: how Rostov-on-Don lost a whole neighbourhood in one dayA massive fire in the southern city of Rostov has left hundreds homeless, but brought out the best in both the...
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Published in: oDRMayor or manager? Tbilisi chooses its kingpinHere in Tbilisi, we’re preparing for mayoral elections in October. The race will be heated, but can the role...
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Published in: oDRStop GOK: how residents of Chelyabinsk are resisting plans for a new copper plantPlans for a new copper mining and enrichment plant outside the Urals town of Chelyabinsk are pitting Russian...
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Published in: oDRMy first death threat: the life and times of a Russian ecological activistLast month, Yaroslav Nikitenko received his first death threat. The veteran campaigner speaks on environmental...
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Published in: oDROur city, our space: Ekaterinburg residents come out against plans to construct a new churchIn Ekaterinburg, city residents are speaking out against proposals to construct a new church in the centre of the...
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Published in: oDRFighting back, in the back of beyondAcross Russia, active citizens are fighting for their neighbourhoods, livelihoods and against systemic corruption....
