From far and near

Russia fires at and captures Ukrainian ships

November 26, 2018

What happened and why, Ukraine and Russia's version of events, and the reaction of NATO and the European Union

Russian-Ukrainian border: fence of the 'friendship of the nations'

November 22, 2018

The barbed wire in the middle of the street divided the two villages that were once one

Russia: a year of unpunished domestic violence

November 16, 2018

In 2017 Russia abolished criminal prosecution for first-time domestic violence offenders. Human rights activists sum up the situation

Will the carcinogenic plant in Vladikavkaz finally be closed down?

November 07, 2018

Old equipment, polluted water and land with both society and local authorities protesting. But the owners, a large Russian corporation, do not want to close the plant down

5 civil activists have died in Ukraine since the beginning of 2018

November 07, 2018

There have been over 50 attacks and killings of human rights activists in Ukraine in 2018. Those who carry out the attacks are rarely brought to justice, even less so those that put out the hit

Ukraine’s Hungarian minority – passports, schools and time zones

November 05, 2018

What divides the residents of Transcarpathia – a Ukrainian region where the influence of Hungary continues to grow

Hollywood film banned in Russia and Ukraine – but for different reasons

November 05, 2018

In Moscow the film had some documentation issues, while in Kiev they think that Russia is portrayed too positively

Ukraine and Russia: enemies at war or trade partners?

November 03, 2018

Russia has imposed economic sanctions against Ukraine – but the companies of the Ukrainian president that do business with Moscow were exempt

The economic crisis in Turkey

November 02, 2018

Competing explanations for the economic crisis in Turkey – pressure from the Trump administration or the incompetence of the Turkish authorities

Explosion in Crimean city leaves 20 dead in suspected terror attack

October 17, 2018

The explosion occurred in the building of the Polytechnic College. Eyewitnesses say shots were fired and the Russian authorities are calling the incident a terrorist attack

Romania’s referendum on same-sex marriages

October 15, 2018

Arguments for and against banning same-sex marriage, and what the European Union has to say on the matter

How immigrants are lured into prostitution in Russia

October 15, 2018

People who have been subjected to sexual violence and exploitation rarely appeal to the police in Russia for help.

UK looking into source of wealth of former Azerbaijani official's wife

October 11, 2018

The woman who spent £16m at Harrods in a decade can now be identified as Zamira Hajiyeva - the first target of the UK's new anti-corruption law

Why has the Georgian patriarchate not supported the idea of an independent Ukrainian church?

October 10, 2018

The pro-Moscow sentiments within the Georgian Church are strong, and there are concerns that there will be repercussions for the churches of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well

How 'Salisbury tourist' Anatoliy Chepiga became a Hero of the Russian Federation

Russia

October 02, 2018

Journalists found out that the suspect in the Skripal poisoning case is a distinguished Russian intelligence officer

The Erdoganisation of Moldova: what Chisinau is learning from Turkey

October 01, 2018

The recent expulsion of Turkish teachers from Moldova is but one of the numerous examples of Ankara’s growing influence in the country

Ethnic clashes, arrests in Kabardino-Balkaria. What’s happening and why?

September 23, 2018

Kabardians and Balkars in the North Caucasus have entered into a confrontation with one another. Is it a historical dispute or a land issue?

Residents of Moldova leaving in droves to find work – children following close on the heels of their parents

September 22, 2018

Stories of those who leave their homeland in search of work. From JAMnews' partner Ziarul de Gardă

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