Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Eastern & Central Europe from May 2011

31 May 2011

CEE Bankwatch Network campaign against EBRD practices

Written by Bernardo Parrella · Quick Reads · Bosnia Herzegovina

30 May 2011

29 May 2011

Russia: Famous Sci-Fi Writer's Blog Removed for ‘Anti-Semitism’

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Russia

Following President Medvedev's speech on extremism in the Russian Internet, security services began a campaign against online neo-Nazis and vocal nationalists. On May 28, 2011, the campaign against racial and...

Russia: Moscow Pride 2011

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Russia

This year's Moscow Gay Pride event ended in clashes almost as soon as it began, at least 18 gay rights activists and 14 of their opponents are reported to have...

27 May 2011

Germany, Ukraine: Implications of the Demjanjuk Ruling

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Western Europe

Hungary: Corruption On the Rise

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Hungary

26 May 2011

Ukraine: Proposal to Declare Crimean Tatar Deportation “Genocide”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Ukraine

Russia: Peaceful Religious Co-Existence in Tatarstan

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

Belarus: Economic Crisis

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Belarus

Serbia: More Reactions to the Arrest of Ratko Mladic

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Bosnia Herzegovina

Russia: Politicalized literature

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Russia

Serbia: Arrest of Ratko Mladic

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Bosnia Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic, former Bosnian Serb military leader was arrested today by police in Serbia, the country's president, Boris Tadic, confirmed on national television. General Mladic has been on the run...

25 May 2011

Russia: Reporters’ Open Letter Highlights TV Censorship Concerns

Written by Vadim Isakov · Russia

Censorship on the majority of Russian television channels has been around forever, but a recent open letter by REN TV reporters showed how even remaining small islands of media freedom...

24 May 2011

Russia: Renewed Anger Over Bureaucratic Traffic Bypasses

Written by Ashley Cleek · Russia

A fiery incident on a Moscow highway has reignited the debate on Russian officials' use of “special signals” that allow bureaucrats to move quickly through traffic. Ashley Cleek explores the...