Conspiracies keep the people pliant and rulers fearless. In Azerbaijan, all dissidents are considered to be agents...

To combat Russia’s industrial polluters, public indifference and limits on NGO activity, we need to link climate...

The late 2000s saw illegal wiretaps and surveillance ramp up in Georgia. New laws to deal with this legacy are yet...

Who receives refugee status or temporary asylum in Russia – and how.

Deputies of the Pskov regional assembly are attempting to remove a colleague from their ranks—opposition lawmaker...

In the Russian city of Kirov, local authorities recently closed down a scheme to rescue unwanted newborn babies...

Government websites have a bad reputation for a reason. In Russia, NGOs have been trying to make them easier to...

Russian NGOs, large and small, are facing closure after the blacklisting of their foreign funders. Colta.ru speaks...

With Russia’s housing stock in trouble, many people struggle to find a suitable home. For the people of Koltyshevo...

Maria Gaidar, Russian opposition politician and daughter of a former prime minister, has found a new job – in...

Many people took refuge in Russia after fleeing eastern Ukraine last summer. Their experiences are far from uniform. Русский

Since 2012, Russian NGOs receiving funding from abroad have had to register as ‘foreign agents’. A new patriotic...

Kyrgyzstan, the ‘Switzerland of Central Asia’, has been moving closer to Russia, with perhaps predictable results.

Ahead of elections this autumn, the political drama around LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan hots up.

Dear oDR Reader,The Sakharov Centre in Moscow is currently facing unplanned inspections, with threats of closure or...

Russia’s voluntary sector, faced with growing government interference, needs to be more open about its aims and...

Instead of empowering Syrian civil society and helping it to build its capacity, the aid community is rendering us...

Transgender citizens in Ukraine have good reason to think that they are all but invisible. Even the EU is not...

Research suggests that engaging local women in conflict resolution efforts increases the likelihood of violence...

Some 5000 people have fled to Samara, from the fighting in Ukraine, but many say they have been victims of Kremlin...