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Published in: oDR: OpinionSo long, Vedomosti! What happened to Russia’s leading financial media
It’s been 20 years since the Kremlin openly started the war against the Russian press. Throughout all these years,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: local agreements, regional rivalry and a global pandemic
As the regime moves towards capturing Idlib, rivalry between Russia and Iran to control Syria is growing.
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия": OpinionRussia, George Floyd, and the end of the imaginary West
Why are Russians so angered by America's latest protests?
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"In Russia's North Caucasus, funerals can kill
In order to stop COVID-19, authorities in Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia have banned funerals and wakes. But now...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is totalitarianism on the rise in the East?
We should distinguish between Orban’s rightfully penalized measures of ruling by decree and less stringent...
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Published in: oDRIn Putin’s Russia, a journalist by day and an activist by night
For Ilya Azar, writing stories isn't enough. He believes that when freedoms are under threat, activism and...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия": OpinionInside the struggle to control Russia's digital volunteering sector
The desire for mutual support during a pandemic has led to a new wave of volunteer mobilisation across Russia....
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия"Russia's labour migrants are caught between poverty and a pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of Central Asian migrants are trapped in Russia's quarantine lockdown, lacking jobs,...
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Published in: ОД "Русская версия""If an infected person enters the factory, everything will fall apart"
In late March, two COVID-19 cases were discovered at the large AvtoVaz factory in the Russian city of Tolyatti. The...
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Published in: oDRLast summer in Moscow, thousands came out to protest. Then they were prosecuted for it
The 2019 summer of protest in Moscow may be a distant memory for Russia’s fast-moving political scene. But dozens of...
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Published in: ourEconomyWill Zimbabwe’s diamonds be forever? A glimpse into a nation’s resource rich curse
Murky deals with Russian and Chinese firms mean super-exploitation in Zimbabwe's communities and super-profits for...
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Published in: HomeThe impact of COVID-19 is all down to inequality
Coronavirus must change the neoliberal rationale, and rescue the social contract between the welfare state and the...
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Published in: oDRIn Russia's far east, a feminist theatre director comes under attack
Yulia Tsvetkova was building a community in her hometown in Russia's far east - until she was targeted by violent...
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Published in: 50.50¿Quién está feliz con el coronavirus?
Nuestros derechos y democracias están amenazados. Pero la forma en que esta crisis redefina nuestro mundo depende de...
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Published in: HomeSign up to our coronavirus DemocracyWatch newsletter
Regimes around the world are rushing through anti-democratic measures. Sign up to our newsletter to follow the crackdown.
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Published in: oDRWhy Russian mathematician Azat Miftakhov is on trial
In Russia, the authorities are increasingly taking aim at left-wing activists - using any means necessary. The...
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Published in: 50.50Who's happy about coronavirus?
Our rights and democracies are under threat. But how this crisis reshapes our world depends on us. Español
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationThe Northern Irish ghost companies that mask crime worldwide
Exploitation of workers, corruption and money-laundering, all kept in the shadows by lax regulation. Could Northern...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan the coronavirus save the planet?
The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEvery cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems
It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system.