Ruslan Kutayev, human rights activist, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in Chechnya for possession of heroin. His fellow campaigners are convinced that the charges were false. на русском языке
В Чечне на четыре года колонии осужден общественный деятель Руслан Кутаев, которого суд признал виновным в хранении героина. Правозащитники убеждены, что дело сфальсифицировано. in English
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan recently addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and said that there are no human rights abuses in the country…
The Russian-led Customs Union has introduced new rules on slaughtering livestock. A massive rise in meat prices is forecast; and the end of small-scale farming.
On 16 June, Alexander Sodiqov, a political science PhD student at the University of Toronto, was arrested in Tajikistan while conducting research on conflict resolution.
What will ‘Defence Minister’ Strelkov do, now that Slovyansk has been lost? And can he rely on Vladimir Putin?
Georgia has signed an association agreement with the EU. But there is a long road ahead toward establishing transparent and accountable government.
A recent St Petersburg conference dedicated to hares has become the unlikely subject of a feud between the Russian Ministry of Culture and academic institutions. It is a hare raising story...
The Kremlin is busy dismantling the institutions of civil society. How can NGOs develop, now that the rules have changed? на русском языке
Выстроив вертикаль власти, Кремль принялся за реконструкцию – или разрушение – институтов гражданского общества. Изменились правила - могут ли НКО дальше развиваться? in English
Konstantin Rubakhin, an ecology activist, is on the run in Russia, trying to escape both the police and the security services. на русском языке
Uzbekistan is wary of plans for the economic integration of Eurasia, but why?
