In Eurasia’s less geopolitically significant countries, democracy advocates are struggling to keep their priorities on the international agenda.
“You need to understand,” I told the reporter. “These are baby steps, but important steps, for fuller participation in the public sphere.”
Over a dozen people connected to Russian anti-fascism have been tortured since October 2017. According to the security services, they are a part of a plot to destabilise Russia.
Though some groups may have supported Russian annexation, life under Russian rule has been far from sweet.
New Mexico has reduced the number of deportations far below the level of other US states.
The discourse of #Refugeeswelcome is built on the Euro-centric dichotomy of ‘good migrant’ and ‘bad migrant’, whose uncritical adoption leads directly to the ‘unwelcoming’ environment intact throughout Europe.
Processes designed to relegitimise Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan have gone badly awry — with protesters taking to the streets and forcing him out of office. RU
A low-key raid in Syria, and Iran's growing influence, sharpen the risk.
During the 2016 US election, a friend of mine made critical comments about Hillary Clinton. His family, Hillary Clinton supporters, quickly asked him if he was a Bernie Sanders supporter...
Similar problems are observed as in Romania, joined by Bulgaria at the bottom of the league table in terms of infant mortality in the EU.
