Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s government is using social media to tame rebellion
Until the mid-2000s, one would rarely associated the word “high-tech” with the country of Kazakhstan. Internet penetration hovered at 3% in 2005, and Kazakh authorities generally neglected the internet and social media. Liberalisation of the media market in the early 2000s changed that. Usage of new media increased the number of internet...
Please start taking the Russian disinformation threat seriously!
Open Letter of European security experts to Federica Mogherini …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Crimean journalist accused of contempt of court for demanding open trial
The first hearing into Russia’s trial in occupied Crimea of journalist Mykola Semena ended shortly after beginning on Monday, March 20, with the prosecution calling the defence ‘capricious’ and their demand for open hearings ‘contempt of court’. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russian Curling Players Switch Curling Stones for Cars
Vehicles participating in the Yekaterinburg tournament were safety-proofed to prevent accidents. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The ‘Crimean question’ in Canada-Russia relations
The ‘Crimean question’ in Canada-Russia relationsEven though cherry-picking might be natural for media and politicians who seek to promote their own agenda, such approach could be counterproductive in resolving the Ukrainian standoff, an indicated by the debates over CrimeaEven though cherry-picking might be natural for media and...
Islamic Banking Could Be Coming to the North Caucasus
A newly launched business association will try to navigate between Islamic law and Russian legislation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New US-led force to deter Russia in Poland from April
A US-led battalion of more than 1,100 soldiers will be deployed in Poland from the start of April, a US commander said on Monday, as the alliance sets up a new force in response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:...
Three years after Russia retook Crimea, the locals are disappointed
Three years after Russia retook Crimea, the locals are disappointed Russia’s third celebration of the Crimean takeover got the media attention in Russia last week, with some experts warning that the euphoria over Crimea might end sooner and laterRussia’s third celebration of the Crimean takeover got the media attention in Russia last...
March 20th, 2017
CHINA China Arrests More Than a Dozen North Korean Defectors Elizabeth Shim, UPI China may have arrested as many as fourteen North Korean defectors in the last two weeks, according to multiple sources. An activist of an unidentified nationality who works with refugees reported that Chinese “traffic police” in the northeastern city of Shenyang...
The Asylum System in Spain: Guaranteed Right to Protection?
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled central Barcelona on February 18th to demand that European governments fulfil their obligations. They demanded compliance with the relocation quotas from Greece and Italy. But they called for more, insisting that the right to asylum must be guaranteed with safe means of entry, that asylum procedures...
