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Amnesty International and the War in Ukraine

17:56 23.07.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Amnesty International and the War in Ukraine

Amnesty International recently released a report on “stomach-turning” violence in Eastern Ukraine (“Abduction and Tortures in Eastern Ukraine,” – see for example BBC coverage here). According to the report, the acts of violence are perpetrated chiefly by pro-Russian separatist groups.The Amnesty International report and its conclusion about rebel responsibility for …

The rights of indigenous peoples in the Arctic *

22:04 09.07.2014 Alessandra Caruso

The rights of indigenous peoples in the Arctic *

The international community’s attention in the Arctic is directed to energy resources and legal disputes, excluding a key factor of these issues: the human dimension of the region. In the Arctic Circle, the area in which the average temperature of the warmest month (July) does not exceed 10 degrees Celsius, …

NATO's 15 Years in Kosovo. Part 4

16:31 07.07.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

NATO's 15 Years in Kosovo. Part 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Gangster Paradise Following the advent of NATO forces (KFOR) to Kosovo in the summer of 1999, the province evolved into a gangster paradise, a territory used by the European mafia as a base for organized crime and a gigantic drug-trafficking hub. Most …

Kyiv Administration's Censorship Cripples Ukrainian Literature

2:07 04.07.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Kyiv Administration's Censorship Cripples Ukrainian Literature

A paradox that largely goes unnoticed in Ukraine is that the country's own national literature is being sacrificed in the name of Ukrainian nationalism. In fact, Ukrainian literature fell victim to the political savagery of Ukrainian nationalists exactly when the same happened, in a wider-known campaign, to Russian literature in …

Radicalization is the Future of Ukraine

14:36 02.07.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Radicalization is the Future of Ukraine

The events in Ukraine are not covered properly by Western media.First and foremost, Western media avoid mentioning the fact that many members of Ukrainian ultranationalist organizations now have positions in the official power system, as well as in the army and police. This fusion of Ukrainian nationalists, the military, and …

“Non-Citizens”. Russian Ethnics Minorities in the Baltic Sea Region

14:09 30.06.2014 Dario Citati

“Non-Citizens”. Russian Ethnics Minorities in the Baltic Sea Region

With this speech I would like to draw the attention of the public on a matter that is very close to us, as Italians and Europeans, although less known among the majority of the people and often wrongly covered with exoticism. I want to deal with the case of the …

Results of the Tourism Development Forum in Sochi, Russia

14:12 25.06.2014 Alexander Bondarenko

Results of the Tourism Development Forum in Sochi, Russia

Ministerial Meeting on Mega Events for Sustainable Tourism Development, a forum dedicated to the impact of major events on the sector of economy, convened in Sochi recently. No doubt, there were serious, in some regards, symbolic reasons behind nominating the city as a site for the convention. Known just years …

How the Balkans fell into debt slavery

21:22 02.06.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

How the Balkans fell into debt slavery

Debts after the collapse of the country of Yugoslavia into independent states grew 4.5 fold: from 20 to 90 billion Euros. An article in the Slovenian newspaper "Diary" recently covered this. The new countries in the Balkans are in a debt trap from which they will not be able to …

A “Combat government”?

14:38 02.06.2014 Roland Benedikter

A “Combat government”?

The outcome of the French municipal elections of March 2014 and the European elections of May 2014 will require action from France’s government for the rest of Hollande’s charge. Two events embody and manifest the present state of France: the national municipal elections of March 23 and 30, and the …

Something for the children to believe in...

21:18 27.05.2014 Elena Shashkina

Something for the children to believe in...

On May 26th, talents from orphanages in the capital and the regions of the capital, performed together with Russian pop stars, as part of the "Good Moscow" campaign, which took place in the Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where the "I believe!" event was held.On the eve …

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