Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Kyrgyz Friend of Boston Bomber Jailed, Pope’s Climate Change Talk Angers Poles
Plus, Belarus blocks access to a lifestyle website, and fears grow about press freedom in Croatia after journalist’s dismissal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Belarus: A Nation of Parasites
In the Soviet Union, anyone without an official job could be charged with ‘parasitism’ and punished. Now Belarus has revived the idea. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Anger Over Hungary’s Anti-Migrant Border Fence, ECHR Rules on First Armenia-Azerbaijan Cases
Plus, HRW warns that Dagestan authorities are targeting a Muslim group, and a Russian NGO targeted by ‘foreign agent’ law is closing. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
No Breakthrough in Ukraine Peace Talks, Tbilisi Counts Toll of Weekend Flood
Plus, conflicting views of the Srebrenica massacre divide Belgrade and Sarajevo, and the Chinese yuan exerts an ever-stronger pull on Russian business. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Peace Talks Resume, Macedonia Frees Captive Migrants
Plus, four Tajikistani border guards released after months as Taliban hostages, and Kazakhstan nears the finish of a WTO membership marathon. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Activist Flees Baku for Switzerland Refuge, Moldova Voters Remain Split
Plus, Saakashvili is poised to make big cuts in Odessa and the UN leader talks human rights in Central Asia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Quickie Russian Citizenship in Transdniester
The consulate in the breakaway region of Moldova is reportedly creating lots of new citizens, who might need to be protected one day. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Resignations Pile Up in Polish Government, Russian Reporter Faces Threat
Plus, sickly oil economies drag down the region and Czech protesters try to stop mining expansion. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
French Hacking Trail Leads to Russia, Baku Blocks Amnesty Presentation
Plus, a Bosnian Serb who fought for the Muslims is arrested in Switzerland and Kazakhstan uses snow as its Olympic trump card. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hungary Gets Tough on Migrants, Ukraine Rebels Try to Find Crimea
Plus, Albania seeks arrest of Italian investor/TV mogul and Chechnya’s strongman leader accused of running a private taxation racket. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
