After revealing evidence of electoral campaiging for Armenia's ruling party by public sector employees, this NGO is facing a defamation suit and attacks in the press.
By reinforcing libertarian principles in Georgia’s constitution, the ruling party aims to keep government small — and the space for egalitarian politics even smaller. ქართული
After last week’s country-wide protest, people involved are facing physical attacks, informal pressure from security services and inside educational institutions. Русский
It’s Russia’s Year of Ecology. But as these activists tell us, campaigning on environmental and urban issues is far from a walk in the park. RU
Пока одни учителя в России участвуют в фальсификации выборов и оправдывают коррупцию, другие пикетируют госучреждения, объединяются в независимые профсоюзы и рассказывают школьникам о том, как себя вести во время задержаний. English
In their chase for traffic and prestige, western editors are often all too ready to let autocrats and their lobbyists onto the comment pages of the international press.
Central Asia isn’t to blame for “exporting terrorism”, but the stigmatising experience of migration could be. Русский, Ўзбекча
Влияние телевидения на представления граждан о событиях в стране и в мире вовсе не так однозначно, как кажется. Большинство людей способны воспринимать теленовости критично - если дать им такую возможность. English
The Russian authorities are pressuring protesters and protest organisers ahead of further anti-corruption protests. Русский
For Vadim Prokhorov, lawyer for murdered Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, finding justice is more than a matter of professionalism. RU
In Ekaterinburg, city residents are speaking out against proposals to construct a new church in the centre of the city — proposals entirely out of sync with their interests. RU
