Moldova imports 100% of its gas from Russia – and price increases in recent months have led to widespread protests

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Leading media freedom organisations call for libel action against ‘public interest’ journalism to be dropped

How does a largely faceless and nameless group of Russian activists operate in Russia and beyond?

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Putin may have annexed parts of Ukraine, but Russia’s hold on Kherson, in particular, is weakening daily

The occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions offer the president a template of brute, military-style governance

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Experts explain the background to Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia’s sovereign territory in the last week

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In a poll of civilians in Ukraine’s frontline cities, 67% said they no longer see a ceasefire as feasible

The case against our investigative journalists has already cost openDemocracy tens of thousands of pounds

Aid delays have exposed a deep power imbalance between Ukrainians and the international actors claiming to help them.

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Serbian authorities banned the event in Belgrade after an intense campaign by religious and far-right protesters