In World Cup’s Shadow: Russian LGBT Community’s Fight for Rights
Russian officials have stressed that LGBT people will not be targeted during the FIFA World Cup, but activists say discrimination ...
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From Russia With Love: Brief Stories From the World Cup
Brief stories about preparations for the FIFA World Cup that starts in Russia on Thursday.
NATO Chief: Ukraine Journalist’s Faked Death May Hurt Press
Ukrainian authorities have come under fire for the faked death of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was announced shot dead ...
Life Under Sanctions: How are Russians Taking it?
It has been four years since the confrontation between Western countries and Russia over Ukraine started. Moscow is now facing ...
Russian Court Gives Ukrainian Reporter 12 Years for Espionage
Journalist Roman Sushchenko, who worked for Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform for more than a decade, was detained in Moscow ...
Ukraine’s Security Service Fakes Death of Anti-Kremlin Journalist
Reporters gasped and applauded as journalist Arkady Babchenko appeared alive and well at a press conference in Kiev, less than ...
Is the Russia-Iran Alliance in Syria Starting to Crack?
Up to now, Iran and Russia have worked in fairly close tandem in Syria, with Moscow providing the air power ...
Merkel, Putin Revive Dialogue After Trump Scraps Iran Deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday to discuss the explosive global issues of Iran, Syria ...
[Book Review] Not Your Father’s Gasoline: Evolving Geopolitics of Natural Gas
In a world surging toward a global price for natural gas, might this energy resource play more prominently in shaping ...
Chechnya Proposes Constitutional Changes to Extend Putin’s Rule
The Parliament of the Russian region of Chechnya has passed a proposal which could extend the presidential term limit from ...
Russia and Iran Will Continue ‘Close Coordination’ on Nuclear Deal
Moscow and Tehran will continue to cooperate on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear programme after the ...
By Debating Sexual Violence, Russian Activists are Breaking a Long-Standing Taboo
Despite years of battles, violence against women is still a universal phenomenon persisting in all countries, and the perpetrators of ...
Telegram Ban: Reasons Behind Government Actions in Iran and Russia
In Iran and Russia the Telegram messenger has become particularly popular for its phenomenal feature - public channels, which have ...
Not Our Tsar: Russians Protest Against Putin’s Inauguration
Almost 1,600 Russians, including at least two children and 703 Muscovites, were arrested during opposition rallies that took place all ...
Armenia’s Velvet Revolution: Implications for US Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus
The direction of foreign policy in Armenia is ambiguous as a result of the recent mobilization of Armenian civil society ...
Power Struggle in Libya: Are Haftar’s Days in Politics Over?
Increasing speculation about Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's health has raised concerns not just about his future political career, but whether ...
Chechen Leader Defends Polygamy in Russia Despite Official Ban
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov said that men living in Russia's predominantly Muslim region can take as many as four wives, ...
Lavrov: Putin ‘Ready’ for Meeting With Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin is "ready for a meeting" with his U.S. counterpart Donald J. Trump, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...
Will Syria Strikes Plunge US-Russia Ties to All-Time Low?
How the Trump administration acts in the aftermath of the chemical attack in Syria's Douma is significant for relations between ...
Journalist Looking into Russia’s ‘Shadow Army’ in Syria Dies After Balcony Fall
A Russian journalist who wrote on Moscow's "shadow army" in Syria has died after falling from the balcony of his ...
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