Across the world, journalists investigating financial crime are most likely to face international legal action by UK-based companies, according to new research.
Growing labour unrest and strikes at key state-owned businesses have become a major challenge to embattled president Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The authorities have struck back with a pressure campaign against workers involved.
For over two years, the Amulsar gold mine in Armenia has been under blockade. Now, as part of the mining company’s restructuring process, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says its investment in the flagship project is finished.
Campaigners have previously called on the UK to withdraw support from the Amulsar gold mining project, which is at the centre of a complex international dispute.
An internal EU report claims that the UK has pressured the Armenian government in a two-year standoff between protesters, an international mining company and the authorities.
Eleven years ago, this anti-fascist lawyer was murdered on the streets of Moscow. Stanislav Markelov’s legacy remains important to this day. Here we present a selection of his articles and interviews in English.
In a fierce dispute between mine owners, international investors and local residents in Armenia, the UK has weighed in - on the side of the international mining company.
Since 2017 Conservative Eurosceptics have shown a strange fascination for a state in the South Caucasus, paying regular visits to enjoy tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan’s hospitality.
After last year’s incident in the Azov Sea between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian naval personnel are currently under investigation in Russia. Here, the head of their legal team talks about their conditions and chances for release.
