Giorgi Ugulava, political ally of Mikheil Saakashvili and former mayor of Tbilisi, has gone behind bars. Behind the charges of corruption may stand a darker motive – a desire for revenge.
Что спор о постколониальном статусе Украины говорит нам о будущем ее внутренней и внешней политики? in English
Talk of Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘ties to Russia’ reveals how the media present us with false choices. There must be a space for criticising both austerity politics and Russian state aggression – and for international solidarity.
Нарушения, отказы и махинации с бюджетниками. Выборы в Самаре прошли небезынтересно.
The conflict in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea has brought the Kremlin and Russia’s ultra-nationalists closer together. Recent prosecutions show that their ideas still have the government worried. на русском языке
Война в Украине и присоединение Крыма сблизили Кремль и русских националистов. Однако идеология русского национализма продолжает пугать власти. in English
After a billion dollars went missing from Moldova’s banking system last year, people have turned out on the streets to protest the country’s oligarchic regime. на русском языке
The Russian state has redoubled its efforts to bring the internet to heel. The consequences for defiance are unpredictable – just as intended.
«Кровавый понедельник» повысил ставки по конституционной реформе в Украине. Сам проект оставляет желать лучшего. in English
Alongside partners east and west, Kazakhstan has learned how to play a quiet balancing act—with lessons for the Kremlin.
Russian NGOs, large and small, are facing closure after the blacklisting of their foreign funders. Colta.ru speaks to some of the organisations affected.
On 27 July, Russian special forces abducted a senior Dagestan official from his home and transported him to Moscow for investigation. The Dagestani authorities knew nothing about it.
