Across the USA, voters are pushing for public-matching systems to replace the influence of wealthy bankrollers in elections.
Moscow has a new motto: work a little harder, steal a little less. A big name may have just fallen foul of it.
Independent sociological research in Russia is under serious threat. The country’s leading non-governmental polling agency has been labelled a “foreign agent” and may have to close. Русский
Two new opposition candidates prepare to take their seats after rigged parliamentary elections in Belarus. As ever, the real losers are ordinary citizens.
Protests and strikes across Russia show that the country’s “silent majority” is becoming louder. But are pundits even listening?
Our story on Russia’s grassroots activism continues. From Moscow’s parks to federal highways, ordinary citizens learn the power of protest – and of solidarity.
What do two Moscow parks and a truck drivers’ trade union have in common? They have been the focus of protests that have shown that the Russian public may be losing its traditional passivity.
We don't know whether Uzbekistan's leader is alive or dead. But the system he created will live on.
In Georgia, whether you're in opposition or in power, you can always call your opponent an agent of the Kremlin.
Ivanov’s departure leaves few voices able to speak truth to Putin.
Both inner and outer change are essential for political transformation.
The resurgence of fighting with Azerbaijan could hinder progressive mobilisation in Armenia, but recent environmental initiatives reveal the appetite for resistance to the economy of extraction.
