Dmitry Ivanov has been sentenced to eight and a half years behind bars for speaking out. This is his story
OPINION: Anti-government protests in both countries jeopardise already shaky deal to limit Iran’s nuclear programme
Many of the UK’s most prominent institutions are using private intelligence firms to snoop on activists
Exclusive: Iran’s leaders use the UK’s increasingly hostile asylum policies to warn political refugees against fleeing
After 30 years, the border between the two countries reopened – briefly – to let in aid. Is a thaw in sight?
OPINION: A pro-Russian president in the White House would shift the outcome of a prolonged war in Putin’s favour
Human rights conditions in the Russian-backed separatist enclave have been deteriorating since the invasion of Ukraine
OPINION: Some US army officials think the stalemate in Ukraine can be broken only through negotiations. Will they say so?
Ukrainian feminists look back at the challenging year that has reinvigorated their activism and shaped their values
The undercover policing inquiry is downplaying spying on trade unions and government involvement in blacklisting
As Azerbaijan continues its blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh for the 68th day, children must endure the grown-ups’ stalemate
A Ukrainian writer reflects on the life she left behind in occupied Donetsk and her new start in Kyiv
