The Armenians of Aleppo
As the crisis in Syria continues to escalate, thousands of Syrian Armenians have been seeking shelter in their historical motherland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Vanishing Armenian Nose
More and more Armenians are paying to make their most prominent physical feature smaller. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
‘Is What We Do Immoral?’
Sex workers, NGOs, lawyers and doctors debate the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution in the South Caucasus. From Meydan TV. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Rights Groups Says Police Detain 59 At Opposition Protest In Moscow
The arrests come a week after more than 1,000 were arrested during a demonstration organized by leading Kremlin critic and anticorruption activist Aleksei Navalny. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukraine re-arrests asylum-seeker in danger if extradited to Russia
A Ukrainian court has ordered the detention, pending extradition, of Shakhban Isakov, an asylum-seeker whom Russia wants to prosecute on the same dubious charges as those Russia has brought against two renowned Crimean Tatar leaders, both Ukrainian MPs …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia accused of multiple human rights violations over ban on Crimean Tatar Mejlis
Russia’s ban on the Crimean Tatar Mejlis [representative assembly] has been formally challenged at the European Court of Human Rights, with the Mejlis represented by prominent Ukrainian and Russian human rights groups and the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre [EHRAC]. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Reunion Holiday Stirs Up Passions in Chisinau
Chisinau sees Bucharest’s decision to make the anniversary a public holiday as a way of fomenting unionist feelings. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Arrest warrant on ex-Ukrainian PM culminates Russia’s most cynical torture-based political trial
A Russian court has issued an ‘arrest warrant’ on ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, claiming that he was placed on the international wanted list on Feb 21, 2017. There is no evidence that Interpol knows it is supposed to be looking for Yatsenyuk, and every reason to assume they would refuse to do so. …read more Source:...
The II Ukrainian Gas Investment Forum took place on March 23, 2017 in Kyiv
The II Ukrainian Gas Investment Forum focused on attracting investments to the Ukrainian gas sector was held on March 23, 2017 in Kyiv. Forum Organizer – A7 CONFERENCES, Co-organizer – International law firm Dentons, Strategic Partner – Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine, Energy Partner – DTEK, Partner – ENGIE, Partner – Arab Energy...
NATO Defense College publishes paper by Donald N. Jensen
“Moscow in the Donbas: Command, Control, Crime and the Minsk Peace Process” …read more Source: Center for European Policy...
