Fresh bans on Russian and Ukrainian cultural production are signs that Ukraine could be losing its hard-won freedom. RU
Mexico's only indigenous service provider that provides telephone and internet access to rural communities is at risk of closure due to an ongoing battle with the government. Español
Even after Grenfell, hospitals are failing to put in place recommended fire safety measures. The UK government passes the buck. Meanwhile, patients have died.
As the February 4 referendum results came out, President Lenin Moreno vowed to “build a new Ecuador”. Do they really represent a watershed moment, or simply a consolidation of power? Español
Belarus’ anti-drug campaign is imprisoning thousands of young people on possession charges. But the evidence often doesn’t add up – or warrant such strict sentences.
Myrtle Witbooi spent decades working as a domestic worker, before becoming a leader in the domestic worker movement. Her message is simple: domestic work is decent work, and should be treated as such.
Folks with degrees from Smith and Wellesley talked to me in slower, louder voices once they realized where I was from.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the eighteen days’ occupation of Tahrir Square, beginning 25 January 2011, Mahienour el-Massry, lawyer and Revolutionary Socialist activist in interview.
The accusation of conspiracy within the State is not just a red herring, it is a strategy meant to turn American democracy against itself.
Svetlana Sidorkina, one of Russia’s leading human rights lawyers, talks about how hard the Russian justice system can be to beat. RU
Российские следователи становятся все более виртуозными, преследуя граждан по политическим мотивам. Каждое новое уголовное дело против участников протестных митингов не только дает наработку органам, но и уменьшает степень общественного резонанса. English
