On 12 January, Arif Yunus, the distinguished Azerbaijani scholar, will ‘celebrate’ his 60th birthday in a prison cell.
It is now a criminal offence for Russian citizens not to declare their foreign passports or permanent residence permits.
В 2014 году российское правительство запустило программу «Глобальное образование», оплачивающую обучение избранных студентов-аспирантов за рубежом. Эксперты и чиновники далеко не всегда приветствовали данную инициативу. English
In 2014, the Russian government launched the ‘Global Education’ programme of postgraduate education abroad. But the reaction in Russia has been obstructive and hostile. На русском языке
The Samara region has one of the highest numbers of media outlets in Russia, but local journalists find it hard to write the truth.
Украина находится на пороге банкротства. Выполнить бюджет на 2015 год практически нереально. Радикальные реформы затягиваются. Война на востоке страны продолжается. Что ожидает Украину в 2015 году? In English
Ukraine is almost bankrupt. The budget for 2015 is unrealistic. Root and branch reform has stalled. There is a war still going in the east of the country. Where now? На русском языке.
Kakha Bendukidze died in November 2014 at the age of 58. Bendukidze directed the whirlwind of economic reform that characterised Georgia from 2004 to 2008-2009.
Buckwheat prices in Russian shops are soaring without any apparent reason. Russians are stocking up on this nutritious and usually cheap foodstuff, anticipating the worst is yet to come.
There have been protests in the capital. Could Moscow really go the way of Kyiv – bring down the president and install a less authoritarian government?
A behind-the-scenes look at power struggles inside the Kremlin reveals potential scenarios for the future. And a possible new president.
The Russian government is determined to maintain the legal pressure on Alexei Navalny, a trained lawyer and leading opposition activist. But what is the Kremlin afraid of? На русском языке
