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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the TalibanTwo key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: oDR: InterviewKeeping memory alive: the vital work of Russia’s Memorial organisation is under threatRussian prosecutors are threatening the existence of an organisation dedicated to the independent preservation of...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhen you are fighting a police state, there are no safe spacesIn Russia’s struggle for human rights, the values of modern society are clashing with the need for heroism
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionUS and Russia eye Europe’s energy crisis, doubling down on gasTo achieve energy stability, the EU needs to resist US and Russian efforts to sell more gas and fully transition to...
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Published in: Home: OpinionSunak hides behind rose-tinted glasses as COVID and climate threats riseBudget ignores need for emission cuts, while government’s consistent incompetence puts Britons at greater risk from...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWhat can we expect from Russia at COP26?We ask experts whether the Kremlin’s latest moves on climate, including its 2060 net-zero target, heralds genuine...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussian journalists are being labelled ‘foreign agents’. They need your supportTwo more independent media outlets must now publicly brand themselves as ‘foreign agents’ in Russia. It’s an attempt...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия": OpinionThe three factors that will determine Russia’s political futureAs the dust settles from last week’s elections, it’s now clear that a ‘triangle’ of elements will decide the...
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Published in: Live discussionsHave we just seen Russia’s last elections for a decade?
Russia has voted in a new parliament. Join our expert panellists to find out if these elections hold some positive...
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Published in: oDR: Feature'New schemes of deception': what Russian election observers told usAmid accusations of falsifications and violations, openDemocracy speaks to election observers who monitored this...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia’s polling industry is gravely wrong. Here’s how to change itYes, ‘Family Fortunes’-style questions could go some way to help better inform a Putin-manipulated electorate in a...
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Published in: oDR: NewsRussia blocks major website for worker complaintsAn online database of anonymous complaints about Russian employers has been blocked following a Moscow defamation case
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThe high price of political activism in CrimeaThe arrest of Crimean Tatar political leader Nariman Dzhelyal is a grim reminder of the reality of Russian annexation
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Published in: oDR: InterviewA democratic socialist running for Russian parliament. What could go wrong?Not much, if Communist candidate Mikhail Lobanov has anything to do with it. The Corbyn and Sanders fan is open to...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghan ISIS offshoot ISKP takes on Taliban and US with deadly Kabul bombingAirport attack that killed 90, including 13 American soldiers, is a warning shot of dissent among extremist...
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Published in: Home: NewsPolish media and opposition fight to save press freedom from state controlGovernment’s controversial bill ‘would wipe out one of last institutions to hold authorities accountable’ and could...
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘Who, if not us?’: Supporters of Russian political prisoner Yuri Dmitriev speak outWhat makes people wait outside the closed doors of the courtroom, in hopes of seeing Dmitriev, a historian of the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe disturbing rise of the corporate mercenariesIt’s not too late to rein in these unaccountable armed giants, but we need to act fast
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Published in: oDR: Interview“Our governor”: lessons from the protests in Russia’s Far East, one year onLast year's protest wave in the Russian Far East captured public attention - but one year on, what have we learned?
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Published in: oDR: Interview‘We consider Alexey Navalny’s ideas destructive and dangerous for Russia’Nikolay Rybakov, the leader of Russia’s Yabloko opposition party, talks to openDemocracy about imprisoned opposition...
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