Why Holding Elections Now May Not Be the Best for Ukraine
Ukraine’s next election is essential for its democratic future, but holding one while the country is still under attack by Russia may undermine the exact democracy it’s meant to preserve. From The Conversation.
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Solutions Journalism
Schools for All
Long consigned to lower-quality schools, Roma in two Czech communities are doing well in mainstream schools thanks to innovative reforms and local political support. From Okraj.
Ukraine Breaks Crucial ‘Link’ to Healing Foreign Soldiers
Red tape has dealt a serious blow to a grassroots Belarusian-Ukrainian project that has successfully rehabilitated hundreds of volunteers who fought for Ukraine.
Rewilding Amid War in the Danube Delta
Even as Russia’s war scars the landscape, conservationists in southern Ukraine are reintroducing lost species to restore Europe’s largest wetland, showing how nature recovery can persist amid conflict.
Ten Saturdays That Might Save a Profession
“The task was insane: prepare someone in a very short time so they can sit at a news desk and not drown.”
How Ukrainian Women are Turning Mourning Into Meaning
“That I was helping others saved me from falling into the abyss of grief,” says the co-founder of a support group.
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Commentary
The War Criminal Is Dead, but Lies About the Heroic General Live On
Mladic never admitted guilt, and his defense was chillingly simple: “I fought for my nation.”
Opinion: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come
Bulgaria, Albania, and Kosovo enjoy relations that are unhindered by the types of conflict often seen in the Balkans. Now is an appropriate moment to give this favorable foundation a more coherent strategic direction. From Mr.East.eu via the German Marshall Fund.
The Captured Revolution Turns on Itself
Kyrgyzstan’s president rewrites the constitution to give himself more power, crushes his only serious rival, and continues to stifle dissent.
Opinion: A Farewell to Hungary’s Most Harmful State Institution
On paper, the Sovereignty Protection Office was set up to defend Hungarian national interests. Instead, it attacked activists and journalists who stood up for a more decent and just Hungary. From Telex.
Latest News
Festival or Funeral? How Prague is Turning the Memory of 1968 Into Action
At NeverMore 68, generations gathered to commemorate a painful anniversary. For them, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia is not just history, it’s a lesson for the future.
Ratko Mladic, Architect of Genocide, Is Dead
Former Bosnian Serb military supremo was serving a life sentence for his leading role in mass killing and ethnic cleansing during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Report: Russia Eyes Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as Arms Purveyors
Amid intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks, the Kremlin is reportedly seeking to move some arms manufacturing out of harm’s way. Would Astana and Tashkent be interested? From Eurasianet.
North Macedonia, 25 Years After Ohrid
The Ohrid Framework Agreement ended the armed conflict in North Macedonia in 2001. Twenty-five years later, is the coexistence it built preventing the development of a functional and inclusive society? From Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa.
Seven Days: Ukrainian Recalls Captivity at Hands of Bosnian Serb
Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia – the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. BIRN speaks to one of his accusers.
