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Eastern & Central Europe · February, 2021

Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from February, 2021

Activists demand action over slow pace of online sexual predators case in North Macedonia

The case involves harassment via stolen women and girls photos

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

27 February 2021

Bloggers, journalists and creatives in the crosshairs of the Belarusian state

Belarusians face lengthy prison sentences for vlogs and news reporting

Written by Tanya Lokot

24 February 2021

After grisly murder, women hold protest in Baku

Femicide in Azerbaijan remains unaddressed

Written by OC Media

19 February 2021

In unrecognized Transnistria, a retiree faces criminal charges for ‘anti-Russian’ rhetoric

The defendant faces five years in prison

Written by RuNet Echo

18 February 2021

Serbia expels US neo-Nazi after investigative website Bellingcat outed his location

Robert Rundo is believed to have been living in Serbia since early 2020

Written by Filip Stojanovski

17 February 2021

Capturing the mood on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donbas

New survey finds trust levels low and the future uncertain

Written by John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, Gwendolyn Sasse, Kristin Bakke

17 February 2021

New Russian law demands self-censorship from social media platforms

Popular platforms are now required to proactively block prohibited content

Written by Tanya Lokot

14 February 2021

Security concerns and legal ambiguities threaten the future of Ukraine's ‘State in a Smartphone’

Data security concerns abound over the country’s digital governance reform

Written by Tetyana Bohdanova

11 February 2021

Citizens protest against impunity for online sexual predators in North Macedonia

Taking a stand against the culture of violence

Written by Kristina Hadzi-Vasileva

11 February 2021

Farewell to Japanese sculptor who became a local hero in Prilep, North Macedonia

Beloved sculptor was 'the Japanese man who spoke the Prilep dialect'

Written by Ognen Janeski

10 February 2021

Some Western observers share Central Asia's misgivings about Alexey Navalny

A Central Asian perspective on a divisive Russian figure, Part 2

Written by Filip Noubel, Yevgeniya Plakhina

9 February 2021

Alexey Navalny's views on migrants run counter to his pro-democracy discourse

A Central Asian perspective on a divisive Russian figure, Part 1

Written by Filip Noubel, Yevgeniya Plakhina

9 February 2021

Hungary's new health care law could upset expectant mothers’ birth plans

They might become unable to deliver their babies with their obstetrician of choice

Written by Bianka Koka

4 February 2021

About our Eastern & Central Europe coverage

Filip Stojanovski is the Central Europe editor. Email him story ideas or volunteer to write.

Daria Dergacheva is the Eastern Europe editor. Email her story ideas or volunteer to write.

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