Nadia Savchenko: A war hero turned terrorist?
29/03/2018
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Last week Ukrainian MP and national hero Nadia Savchenko was arrested on charges of plotting a coup. The case against her was presented on March
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A choice without a choice – Elections in Turkmenistan
28/03/2018
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On 25 March Turkmenistan held elections for its parliament without any real competition. The country is an authoritarian state, with a president surrounded by a
Another blow for independent media in Turkey as EU-Turkey leaders meeting fails
27/03/2018
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On the 22nd of March Doğan Holding announced that it will sell its media division, which includes the widely read Hürriyet newspaper and CNN Turk
Kosovo’s main opposition party splits
22/03/2018
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In December last year reports on internal fights within the Kosovo’s main opposition Vetëvendosje party have been confirmed with 12 parliamentarians (out of 32 seats)
Macedonia’s president refuses to sign law that makes Albanian second official language
20/03/2018
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Macedonia is a country with an ethnic Albanian population of over 25%, but the minority still lacks in many rights. The armed conflict of 2001
Putin secures fourth presidential term: What’s next?
19/03/2018
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On March 18th Vladimir Putin was re-elected as Russia’s President. According to official results, he received some 77% of the votes, while Pavel Grudinin of
Women’s and minority rights in Tunisia: How progressive is the country really?
14/03/2018
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Tunisia is considered to be the most progressive of all Arab countries in terms of gender equality and women’s rights. But a new bill on
Seven years after the revolution: are elections possible in Libya?
12/03/2018
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On February 17th hundreds of people gathered at Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square for the celebration of the 7th anniversary of the 2011 Revolution. Ever since, Libya
Armenia has a new president – a controversial successor to Serzh Sarkisian
07/03/2018
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Armenia’s parliament has voted for its next president for the first time in the course of the country’s constitutional change. Armen Sarkissian, former ambassador to