Eastern & Central Europe · October, 2020

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Eastern & Central Europe · October, 2020

Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from October, 2020

In the heat of political crisis, Belarus launches first nuclear power plant

Ecologists do not share the government's optimism about Astravets

Written by Hanna Valynec

29 October 2020

The importance of ‘unlearning’ the past: Interview with Balkans expert Keith Brown

'Critical thinking demands, as an early step, recognition of one’s own blinkers, prejudices and areas of ignorance'

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

28 October 2020

From Belarus to Thailand, Hong Kong’s spirit of resistance is nurturing grassroots protests elsewhere

The cross-movement influence is a two-way street

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

24 October 2020

Russia's indigenous peoples are in the crosshairs of COVID-19

Indigenous peoples now battle resource extraction and a deadly pandemic

Written by Alexandra Slobodov

22 October 2020

In Belarus, tech workers fear for their industry’s future

The political crisis threatens one of the country’s most profitable businesses

Written by Sergei Lavrinenko

21 October 2020

Who is selling Ukrainians’ personal data online and for what purposes?

An activist uncovered a Telegram chatbot selling personal data

Written by Tetyana Bohdanova

21 October 2020

#AnswerUsElonMusk: Russia's indigenous peoples campaign against Arctic pollution

They're demanding compensation for devastating pollution caused by Russia's largest nickel producer

Written by Vera Shcherbina

16 October 2020

In the Ural regions of Russia, Finland's linguistic roots live on

'For a Finn, the Volga River and Ural mountains are half-mythological places'

Written by Filip Noubel

16 October 2020

Facebook to include Holocaust denial in its definition of banned hate speech

Decision to change is based on increase of racist violence worldwide

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

14 October 2020

After three months of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, what’s at stake?

An opposition leader was barred from a public beach; now, people want change

Written by Veni Kojouharova

14 October 2020

Serbian government first flaunts, then denies having sold weapons to both Armenia and Azerbaijan

Mixed messages by President Aleksandar Vučić may be an attempt not to antagonise Russia and Turkey

Written by Istinomer

8 October 2020

‘The war in Karabakh has made the possibility of conflict resolution even more distant’, fears Armenian politician Mikayel Zolyan

As fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh, what are the chances for peace?

Written by Filip Noubel

7 October 2020

‘The house search was the last straw': colleagues react to Russian journalist’s death

Slavina's self-immolation has shocked Russia's journalistic community

Written by Holod Media

6 October 2020

‘We have a strange destiny': a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part II

'It’s important for every schoolkid in Latvia to know about the Livonians'

Written by Will Mawhood

6 October 2020

‘We have a strange destiny': a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part I

'This is something that the world can benefit from – from the Livonian experience'

Written by Will Mawhood

6 October 2020

Supergirl and Vieršnica: Symbols of revolution and gender equality in Belarus

In Belarus, the revolution comes with a female face

Written by Filip Stojanovski, Filip Noubel

4 October 2020

Holocaust denial should be considered hate speech, survivors demand of Facebook

The digital campaign features video messages from Holocaust survivors

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

1 October 2020

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