OSCE Representative calls for immediate release of all members of the media detained in Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 21 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized the recent mass detentions of members of the media in Kazakhstan. “I call on the authorities to release all members of the media who have been detained ahead of protests planned during the weekend,” Mijatović said. Dozens of journalists have...
Russia Threatens Response After Montenegro Joins NATO as Observer
The Balkan nation might become a full member by mid-2017. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine cannot allow the Russian military to participate in the OSCE peacekeeping mission
Deployment of the OSCE police mission to Donbas is a very complex process that requires the consent of all parties. This opinion was expressed to the news agency Obozrevatel by Joint Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Mykhailo Pashkov. “Capabilities of the OSCE are limited. First of all,...
Counting down to Russia’s 2016 Duma Elections
As Russia gears up for parliamentary elections this autumn, how can the country’s embattled opposition and civil society offer a real contest to the Kremlin’s “imitation democracy”? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Banning the Majlis: Another Manifestation of Russian Repression of the Crimean Tatars
On 26 April, the Supreme Court of Crimea banned the Majlis, the representation of Crimean Tatars, recognising it as an extremist organisation. Thus, Russia has eliminated opposition activity by the Crimean Tatars, replacing the Majlis with Russian-created structures that present the façade of representing the Tatar community. The growing Russian...
IMF Praises Ukraine’s Progress
But country must still implement a series of reforms before funds start to flow again. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimean Tatars Ignore Ban on Remembrance under Russian FSB Surveillance
How is it possible to prohibit a people from honouring the victims of an act of genocide? With threats, detentions and even warnings to schools that the number of children absent will be noted, and their parents asked for explanations. The ban did not stop hundreds of Crimean Tatars gathering in Bakhchysarai, with the FSB out in full force and...
Cossacks Deny Assault on Navalny Group
Incident comes days after police in southern Russia detained the opposition leader in an anti-terrorist operation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Crimean Tatars and the Politics of Eurovision
Ukraine’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest is as much a political message as a vote on musical taste. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
The Tip of the Ukraine Iceberg: After the Dutch EU Referendum
Despite Kiev’s official rhetoric, the national consensus on integration with the EU is increasingly fragile. Pro-Russian forces are reasserting themselves in the southeast, while ultra-right activists are campaigning against the European Union in the west. On top of that, the current pro-European government has no real achievements to boast...
