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Published in: oDRFear and loathing in Kyrgyzstan: how the LGBTQI community is fighting back against rising discriminationLGBTQI people remain easy targets in Kyrgyzstan, with nowhere to turn for recourse. But activists are fighting back.
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Published in: oDRDouble discrimination: why Uzbek women in Kyrgyzstan are a minority within a minorityIn the aftermath of Kyrgyzstan's 2010 revolution, the country's Uzbek minority population has seen their position...
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Published in: oDRThe future of Russia’s one and only LGBT film festivalNew legislation will hit independent and controversial cinema in Russia. The organisers of this LGBT film festival...
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Published in: oDRMeet Illuminator, the online project making space for discussing LGBT issues in RussiaThe Illuminator project showcases the human targets of Russia’s conservative turn. RU
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Published in: oDRHow the mother of a son with autism opened Karelia’s only studio for children with “special needs”You can’t always find a place for your child in Russia’s education system. Sometimes, you need to make one yourself. RU
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Published in: oDR“We have plenty of reasons to protest apart from Platon”Still angry at a new road tax collection system, Russia’s truck drivers have now been forced to register as a...
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Published in: oDRDeath by disdain: the fate of drug users in Russian-occupied territoriesWith replacement therapy now illegal, drug users in Russian-occupied Crimea and the self-proclaimed republics of the...
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Published in: oDRThe paradox of Armenia’s domestic violence lawIf passed, Armenia’s draft law against domestic violence will only nurture patriarchy.
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Published in: oDRGeorgian land, Georgian freedomA proposed amendment to Georgia’s constitution would ban the sale of agricultural land to foreign citizens. Is it a...
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Published in: oDRMeet the women affected by Abkhazia’s abortion banA year and a half ago, the authorities in Abkhazia banned abortions in nearly all circumstances. These women have...
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Published in: oDRCharting Russia’s most dangerous cities for LGBT peopleHere are the towns where it’s dangerous to be gay in Russia. A culture of silence and a law “against propaganda” are...
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Published in: oDRLiberal democracy: a hard choice for UkraineUkrainian society’s faith in simple answers could lead to the erosion of basic freedoms. RU
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Published in: oDRThe inequality of women keeps the North Caucasus vulnerableCorruption, violence and underdevelopment still plague Russia’s North Caucasus. By empowering women, the Russian...
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Published in: oDRWhat can we learn from Russia’s spring of protest?Russian citizens are fed up. Truckers keep on protesting, and allegations of corruption at the highest levels are...
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Published in: oDRChechens alienated amidst gay persecutionsNews of mass arrests, detentions and murders of LGBT people in Chechnya has spread around the globe. The outrage...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s new constitution keeps real change in checkBy reinforcing libertarian principles in Georgia’s constitution, the ruling party aims to keep government small —...
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Published in: oDRUkraine: sex work in times of warUkraine’s military conflict and economic crisis are affecting the country’s sex workers. Read how these women’s...
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Published in: oDRMeet the women at the centre of Ukraine’s resurgent HIV epidemicLiving with HIV in Ukraine is fraught with stigma and discrimination. It’s even harder if you’re a woman.
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Published in: oDR“Shut up, woman. Your day is 8 March”What should International Women’s Day mean to contemporary Ukraine?
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Published in: oDRKicking habits, kicking backIn Russia, a punitive Soviet approach to drug users is still in place. But a new generation of activists is ready to...
