Russia hides Ukrainian sentenced to 12 years for a snapshot of cows at a disused aerodrome
After concocting a ‘trial’ on truly surreal ‘spying’ charges to imprison Ukrainian Viktor Shur, Russia has since deployed any means to prevent him having contact with the Ukrainian consul and lawyers …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
EU: No Money for Moldova Until Chisinau Gets Tough on Corruption
Report stressed the need to tackle high-level graft, recover the money lost in the ‘theft of the century,’ and prosecute the culprits. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Building a secure and resilient Ukraine – Progress and challenges
Dealing with external threats …read more Source: European Policy...
Russian poet faces prison sentence for supporting Ukraine
The prosecutor in the latest trial of Russian poet Alexander Byvshev has demanded a two-and-a-half prison sentence for a poem entitled ‘On Ukraine’s Independence’. This is not the first time that 45-year-old Byvshev has faced criminal proceedings over his poetry, but the outcome this time could be devastating, since Byvshev is the...
Lessons Learned from RuNet
Tracking Russian online interference teaches valuable lessons on improving news quality. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia to recruit young Crimean kids for Internet propaganda about Crimea
Crimean youth are to be enlisted for filling the Internet with ‘correct information’ about life in Russian-occupied Crimea, with the occupiers determining just what content is ‘correct’, and what is to be dubbed ‘fake’ …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Interrogantes ante la nueva victoria de Putin
Vladímir Putin va a ganar las elecciones presidenciales del 18 de marzo y renovará su mandato por seis años más hasta el 2024. De hecho, su victoria es tan inevitable que sus críticos se resisten a calificar los comicios de elecciones y optan por fórmulas como plebiscito, celebración, espectáculo o performance. Si se cumplen las previsiones,...
A Moscow Apartment House, Possessed by History
Czarist tycoons, revolutionary artists, and Soviet squatters all feature in Russian scholar Dmitry Oparin’s new book. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Threatens Sanctions Over Latvia’s Education Reforms
Riga makes Latvian the only language of instruction in high schools, triggering accusations of violating minority rights from the Russian parliament. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Six People Sentenced for Plotting to Kill Moldovan Oligarch
Decision comes a year after a series of international raids allegedly foiled an attempt on the life of Vladimir Plahotniuc. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
