What was behind the recent spat between Azerbaijan and Russia?
Last June, violent raids by Russian special forces in Yekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis resulted in the deaths of two Azerbaijani brothers while in police custody....
Kan Belarussische media overleven zonder steun uit de VS?
Na het stopzetten van Amerikaanse financiering zagen sommige redacties van Belarussische media 70% van hun budget verdampen. Slagen de media in ballingschap er nog in om mensen in Belarus van...
The protest potential of mobilized families
For over three years, families of mobilized Russian soldiers have protested against the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So far, these protests have not posed a significant political...
Wijst vrijlating Belarussische oppositie-activist Tichanovski op diplomatieke dooi?
Op 21 juni kwam onverwacht de Belarussische oppositie-activist Sergej Tichanovski vrij, een van de belangrijkste gezichten van de anti-regeringsprotesten van 2020. Volgens Belarussisch...
Under the pretext of liberation, Russia commits the same crimes as the USSR
The Soviet Union called the occupation of the Baltics after 1945 a ‘liberation’, but it did not deliver freedom. On the contrary, it occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Eight decades later,...