Ilmi Umerov, a veteran Crimean Tatar activist, was recently released from Russian custody after facing “separatism” charges. I spoke to him about repressions in Crimea, his plans and the future of the occupied peninsula. RU
Peruvian president Kuczynski hesitates, but several members of his party favour the ex-president's release from prison. Meanwhile, brothers Keiko and Kenyi hold opposing views on their father’s pardon. Español
بغض النظر عن انتماء الروس العرقي والديني، يتشارك السوريون في جزء كبير منهم برفض تسمية القوات الأجنبية الموجودة على أرضهم بالاحتلال، وكل منهم يتمترس وراء موقفه الأساسي مما يجري في البلاد.
Britain needs a different kind of security that looks at the root causes of violence. The need for jobs mustn't be used to perpetuate the powerful lobby that is the defence industry.
To ask, why so much violence in Iraq, is, then, to ask what is happening to humanity everywhere in this world?
Говоря о столетнем юбилее большевистской революции, российские власти избегают конкретных деталей и оценок. Открытый разговор об этом событии, рискует обострить противоречия в обществе и в элитных кругах. English
In Russia today, there’s little consensus on the events of a century ago. But can you have national reconciliation without truth about the Russian Empire’s revolutions? RU
How did tear gas became the go-to weapon in riot control, what are its real health implications, and why should we trace the money when it comes to understanding the increase in crowd-control weapons around the world?
Much 'western' analysis of central and eastern Europe remains rife with prejudices, half-truths and a lack of critical perspective.
It's easier to imagine spectacular violence than the banal, logistical governmentalities that constitute warfare. Yet it is often the same corporations delivering weapons to the frontlines as welfare checks on the home front.
