From Britain to Hungary to Italy, the far right is on the rise. openDemocracy investigations over the past year have revealed the vital role of US Christian conservatives.
Only as second best will the EU opt to act alone. By becoming better able to act, Europeans will, by definition, be more able to work effectively with partners.
In the last five years, the majority of Turkish society has embraced anti-western discourses probably at the deepest level since NATO membership in 1952.
Last week, Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested on fabricated drugs charges. In solidarity, we republish his recent investigation into property owned by the deputy mayor of Moscow.
As a high-profile investigation into alleged terrorism by Russian anarchists goes to trial, we publish an account of how one of them was tortured. Warning: disturbing.
In the past two years, this North Caucasus republic has been rocked by anti-LGBT purges, torture and murder. Lesbians have suffered too, but we are yet to hear of their experience.
In this city, a scandalous confrontation between the authorities and local citizens over a new Orthodox church is driving home the differences in Russian society.
