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Russian society is atomised

2026-03-11T15:01:43+01:00

Russian society is atomised Russia is home to members of various indigenous peoples. For example, the Itelmen in Kamchatka. Itelmen human rights activist Dmitry Berezhkov, who lives in exile in Norway, explains how they are oppressed in Vladimir Putin's empire. BY MICHAEL LEH Dmitry Berezhkov comes from the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of the Russian Federation. The 47-year-old belongs to the small indigenous Itelmen people, of whom only about 2,500

Russian society is atomised2026-03-11T15:01:43+01:00

Russia’s Digital Iron Curtain

2026-02-19T18:02:53+01:00

Russia Builds a Digital Iron Curtain: WhatsApp Accuses Authorities of Attempting Full Block Amid Push for State Messenger MAX Russia is moving closer to erecting a new kind of Iron Curtain — not of concrete and barbed wire but of code and surveillance. WhatsApp has accused Russian authorities of attempting to fully block the messenger as part of efforts to push users toward a state-controlled alternative vulnerable to

Russia’s Digital Iron Curtain2026-02-19T18:02:53+01:00

Kim’s Great Construction

2026-02-19T13:31:57+01:00

North Korea Builds Housing for Families of Soldiers Killed in Russia’s War Against Ukraine According to a report by Deutsche Welle (DW), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inaugurated a newly constructed housing district in Pyongyang for the families of soldiers who died during overseas military deployments — widely understood to refer to North Korean troops sent to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. DW, citing the state news

Kim’s Great Construction2026-02-19T13:31:57+01:00

Olympic Winter Games 2026

2026-02-18T12:01:01+01:00

Image: The Ukrainian Olympic skeleton athlete Wladyslaw Heraskevych was disqualified because he wanted to use his helmet to commemorate Ukrainian athletes who were killed. Since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, more than 660 athletes and coaches have been killed. Photo of Wladyslaw Heraskevych: Radio Svoboda Olympic Winter Games 2026 Remembrance is not a violation: IGFM criticizes the disqualification of the Ukrainian skeleton

Olympic Winter Games 20262026-02-18T12:01:01+01:00

Aleksei Liptser: The Prisoner of Abakan

2026-02-19T13:48:49+01:00

Two years after the death of Alexei Navalny, ISHR warns of ongoing repression against his former lawyers. The seriously ill Aleksei Liptser has been transferred, after months of prison transports across Siberia, to a remote penal colony. ISHR demands his immediate release, access to independent doctors, and the dropping of all fabricated charges.

Aleksei Liptser: The Prisoner of Abakan2026-02-19T13:48:49+01:00

Someone Already Bet on Your Life

2026-02-19T13:53:45+01:00

The image depicts the founder of Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, as a modern Julius Caesar, symbolizing centralized power over markets where life-and-death outcomes are decided, while faceless bettors represent anonymity and the absence of accountability. Together, they mirror the logic of the Roman arena: authority sets the rules, the crowd delivers the verdict and those whose lives are at stake remain unseen. Someone Already Bet on Your Life

Someone Already Bet on Your Life2026-02-19T13:53:45+01:00

4 Years of Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression Against Ukraine

2026-02-03T16:19:45+01:00

4 Years of Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression Against Ukraine The EU must confront the “end of the values-based world order” far more decisively on its own continent. Everyone understands that the EU’s Zeitenwende cannot be carried out as swiftly or sharply as the decision-making of a one-man rule in a single country. But the fact that, after four years, in the largest country in Europe, the Russian army

4 Years of Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression Against Ukraine2026-02-03T16:19:45+01:00

Cubans as cannon fodder

2025-12-19T10:27:05+01:00

Cubans as cannon fodder Not only North Koreans and Africans, but also thousands of Cubans are fighting for money on Russia's side in Ukraine BY MICHAEL LEH Cuban exile Carolina Barrero. Photo: Michael Leh Russia has additionally recruited thousands of mercenaries from Cuba to fight against the Ukrainians. This is detailed in the report “Cubans on the Front Lines in Ukraine” by Cuban art historian and human rights

Cubans as cannon fodder2025-12-19T10:27:05+01:00

Crimea – Peninsula of fear

2025-11-03T09:05:19+01:00

Crimea. Peninsula of fear  Russia continues to persecute Crimean Tatars – Appaz Kurtamet is the youngest Crimean Tatar political prisoner and is being held in Siberia BY MICHAEL LEH At the press conference of the Society for Threatened Peoples in Berlin (from left): Elvis Colpuh, Aishe Kurtamet, and Sarah Reinke. - Photo: Michael Leh The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has reported in Berlin on the ongoing persecution

Crimea – Peninsula of fear2025-11-03T09:05:19+01:00

Renovabis Congress Berlin

2025-09-29T13:16:55+02:00

Berlin, September 2025  “Untouchable and vulnerable” The preservation of human dignity was the focus of the international congress of the Catholic solidarity campaign “Renovabis” for the people of Eastern Europe. Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk gave a moving speech BY MICHAEL LEH Human dignity was the focus of the three-day International Renovabis Congress held in Berlin from September 9 to 11. Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk

Renovabis Congress Berlin2025-09-29T13:16:55+02:00
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