What makes people wait outside the closed doors of the courtroom, in hopes of seeing Dmitriev, a historian of the Gulag, for only a few seconds?
It’s not too late to rein in these unaccountable armed giants, but we need to act fast
Last year's protest wave in the Russian Far East captured public attention - but one year on, what have we learned?
Nikolay Rybakov, the leader of Russia’s Yabloko opposition party, talks to openDemocracy about imprisoned opposition leader Navalny, smart voting and corruption
As the Taliban rapidly expand in the shadow of US and NATO allies’ retreat, has anyone considered the impact on innocent civilians?
Naval posturing in the Indo-Pacific is the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats rage on
The organisation’s ability to uphold its values and effectively react to major violations has been brought into question
Global organisations call on UN agencies to ‘stop access to decision-making’ for opponents of women’s and LGBT rights and warn of dangers ahead
With the climate of repression reaching fever pitch in Belarus and Russia, European institutions need to support new opportunities for young people
The terror group accelerates as it becomes clear that leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban’s control could backfire on the West
