Civil Society
Civil society and its resilience under authoritarian pressure, in Russia and beyond: how people defend human rights and free expression, how the state works to silence them, and why independent voices and grassroots initiative still matter for a democratic future
The Russian Orthodox Church’s Isolation from the People
A Fragile Structure Dependent on State and Oligarch Funding
Effect of the Pandemic on NGO Activity
Preliminary Overview from Surveys and Interviews with 100+ NGO Representatives
AUTHORITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
COVID-19 Responses in China, Russia, Belarus, Iran, and Hungary
Covid-19 is a Threat to Putin
Denis Sokolov on the Quarantine Protests in North Ossetia
NGOs Responses to Coronavirus Pandemic Spell Lasting Changes for the Sector
Alexey Kozlov’s Forecasts and Recommendations for NGOs After the Quarantine
“Recruitment or Elimination: The Kremlin’s Dark History of Dealing with Ethnic Russians Beyond Russia’s Borders”
On the New Book The Compatriots by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
The Value of the Club of Europe
Russia’s Membership in the Council of Europe and Compliance with Its Conventions
Russia Is a Country Dangerous for Women
The European Court of Human Rights’ First Domestic Violence Ruling on Russia
Protecting #FreeSpeech in a post-truth world
Kremlin Disinformation and the Limits of the Marketplace of Ideas
The curious case of Suleyman Kerimov in France
Money Laundering Charges, Pressure from Moscow, and a Reopened Investigation