Russian Higher-Ups Question Teacher’s ‘Pornography’ Conviction
The video used to convict the young teacher was also evidence in a case she helped bring about. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Oxfam report on the wealthy conflates Bill Gates with Carlos Slim
A recent report from Oxfam has sparked concerns over wealth inequality in Canada. Unfortunately, discussions about wealth inequality too often overlook a critical point—how wealth is accumulated. This matters for any assessment about the state of wealth inequality.We should all decry wealth gained through cronyism (as Oxfam does), where people...
Ukraine: TV Channel Ordered Banned
(Kyiv) – An order from Ukrainian authorities banning the Russian independent television channel Dozhd TV (TV Rain) from broadcasting on Ukrainian cable networks violates freedom of expression and should be revoked, Human Rights Watch said today. In Russia, Dozhd TV is accessible only by streaming it over the internet since the Russian authorities...
Crimea Is Ukraine, and Dozhd Isn’t the Tip of the Russian Spear
A news presenter at Dozhd. © https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/here_and_now. Crimea Is Ukraine, and Dozhd Isn’t the Tip of the Russian SpearMatthew SchaafJanuary 17, 2017The rage against critics of the National Radio and Television Council’s sudden decision to ban cable broadcasts of the Russian television channel Dozhd in Ukraine is...
Ukraine Files Case Against Russia at UN’s Highest Court
January 17, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Lithuania Plans to Fence Off Russian Exclave
Decision, following similar moves by other Baltic states, comes amid major NATO military buildup in the region. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kyiv, Moscow Carry Row to London Courtroom
The two sides will face off at the first hearing in a dispute over $3 billion in unpaid debt. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Difficult but Necessary Task of Supporting Democrats in Russia
Photo credit: Bogomolov.PL Events in Russia in 2016 suggested that there is no prospect of political change in the country for the foreseeable future, and especially not in the run-up to the next presidential election in 2018. The regime appears to be more secure than ever and President Vladimir Putin dominates political life. United Russia and...
Russian teacher jailed for repost alerting of child abuse, punished for trying to keep warm
Yevhenia Chudnovets’ reposted 3-second video of a naked child being tormented resulted in the police intervening and the eventual imprisonment of two camp officials – and of Chudnovets. She was charged with ‘circulating child pornography’ for reposting the video which she says she did to draw attention to the abuse. …read more...
Moldovan Prisons: Judged and Found Wanting
Critics from the Council of Europe to the government itself say Moldova needs a more humane prison system. And they’ve kept on saying it for years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
