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Russia
TOL is proud to present the Freedom House Nations in Transit country
reports, the only comprehensive, comparative, and multidimensional
study of reform in the former communist states of Europe and Eurasia.
TOL Russia Articles
- Court ‘Censorship’ in Slovakia, Magnitsky Faces Posthumous Trial
Plus, Kyrgyz gold miners go on strike and winter tastes sweet for Czech wine makers.
- ACTA Under Fire, Icy Floods Batter Bulgaria
Plus, Putin lays out corruption-fighting plan and the tragedy of childhood HIV in Kyrgyzstan.
- Romania’s Boc Government, Hungary’s Airline Become History
Plus, size matters at Moscow rallies, and who’s hogging Europe’s gas?
- Moscow Laments EU ‘Lecture,’ Kosovo Seeks Full Independence
- Plus, Bosnia passes key census law, and Tajik forces battle drug smugglers.
- U.S. Military Aid for Uzbekistan, Shelter for Roma in Albania
Plus, green activists stage a sit-in at a Romanian ministry and Yeltsin could get a statue in Estonia.
- Hit the Gas
In Bulgaria’s bitter debate over shale drilling, rational argument gets lost behind the eternal battle lines of Russia versus the West.
- A Partial Declaration of Human Rights
Tired of western criticism, Russia trains its sights on practices elsewhere. From openDemocracy.
- Communities of Despair
Russian authorities seem oblivious to the stubbornly high teen suicide rate. Troubled youngsters are increasingly looking for solace online.
- Armenia Cozying Up to Iran, N. Kosovo Serbs Tell Tadic to Take a Hike
Plus, Czechs approve 1.5 billion euro IMF loan, and Moscow OKs massive protest
- Out of Jail, but Still in Prison
The hellish existence of many of Russia’s former inmates is everybody’s problem.
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