On Trial in Occupied Crimea for Upholding Russian territorial borders
The trial begins on May 31 of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov who could face a 5-year prison sentence for saying that Russia must leave Crimea and Donbas. This is the second such trial in Russian-occupied Crimea where Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena is facing essentially identical charges. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Russian Authorities Apparently Antsy Over Opposition-Minded Youth
Film and pop music are being used to sway teens away from criticizing the state. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How Kosovo Poisoned America’s Relationship with Russia
Ted Galen Carpenter Washington, DC perpetuated and deepened its Balkan blunder a few years after the Bosnia intervention when it intervened in Kosovo. Civil strife in Serbia’s restless, predominantly Albanian province, simmered and then flared in the mid-and late-1990s. This time, Washington didn’t even make a gesture of deferring to...
Fake ‘Ukrainian fascist’ jailed for pro-Russian separatist rally
A court in the Kherson oblast has passed sentence on Edward Kovalenko, a Ukrainian whose involvement in fake far-right movements and separatist scandals dates back to at least 2004 …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia and Iran growing cooperation
In this commentary for PONARS Eurasia, IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Samuel Charap analyses the changes in Ukrainian society since the 2014 crisis. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Special Treatment
The use of punitive psychiatry against political opponents appears to be on the upswing in post-Soviet states. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Real Deal?
A political party in Moldova says its network of stores offers lower-priced food to those in need, while some wonder if it’s just a way to recruit potential voters. From Ziarul de Garda. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Blames Presidential Website Cyberattack on Russia
The move might have come in retaliation for Kyiv’s banning of popular Russian social networks and internet businesses. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Revoke Ban on Dozens of Russian Web Companies
Expand Logos of Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki social networks are seen on the screen of a payment terminal in this picture illustration taken May 16, 2017. © 2017 Reuters (Kyiv) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on May 15, 2017, signed a decree banning public access to Russian social media platforms, news outlets, and a …read more...
New Language Hopes to Become Slavic Lingua Franca
The brainchild of a Czech linguist and a Croatian anthropologist, the language aims to build bridges between Slavic people. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
