Eastern & Central Europe · May, 2023

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Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from May, 2023

‘Support does not necessarily mean understanding': Interview with founder of Taiwan-based ‘Ukrainian Voices’ Oleksandr Shyn

Specific issues of the comparison between Taiwan and Ukraine do not get airtime

Written by Filip Noubel

31 May 2023

Taiwan and Central Europe are increasingly aligned politically and economically: Interview with Polish analyst Marcin Jerzewski

Education has a special role to play in the continually expanding relations between Central Europe and Taiwan

Written by Filip Noubel

30 May 2023

Remembering the ruined Donetsk International Airport in Ukraine

The airport announced the suspension of flights in 2014. It never resumed.

Written by Yulia Abibok

30 May 2023

Russia may ban transgender transitioning

Experts and activists on how the life of trans people will change

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Daria Dergacheva

30 May 2023

‘Almost all famous artists have left or will leave [Russia], and those who remain will be blacklisted and banned’

Interview with Artemy Troitsky by Russia Post

Written by Russia Post, Daria Dergacheva

30 May 2023

#FramedinBelarus: An art group makes embroidery depicting the stories of political prisoners

Everyone can contribute to the project, make art and support political prisoners

Written by Daria Dergacheva

30 May 2023

Unfreedom Monitor Report: Hungary

An excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in Hungary

Written by Advox

29 May 2023

Persecuted Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light minority denied asylum in Europe amidst escalating violence

Minority religious members fear death at home for alleged heresy

Written by Hadil Elkhouly

27 May 2023

Who will this generation be after the war in Ukraine?

I became part of the generation who are fighting for Ukraine

Written by Artem Chekh

26 May 2023

How the school massacre in Serbia played out on TikTok

Following the Serbian tragedies, some are calling to ban TikTok in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 May 2023

Protests break out in Georgia as Russia flight routes resume

The first flight landed on May 19 at Tbilisi International Airport

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 May 2023

Journalists from Serbian KRIK convicted for criticizing SLAPP suits against newsroom

SLAPP lawsuits aim to intimidate or financially exhaust the defendants

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

24 May 2023

Kyiv Animal Rescue Group has evacuated 300 cats and dogs from eastern Ukraine

It is difficult to accommodate animals because shelters are overcrowded

Written by Свої.City

22 May 2023

Hungarian beekeepers find a haven for bees in Kyrgyzstan

The climate and nature in Kyrgyzstan are perfect for bees

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

22 May 2023

The stories of Koreans in Kyrgyzstan who converted to Islam

Soviet Koreans' cultural transformation in Central Asia is still ongoing

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

19 May 2023

A Ukrainian wartime love story

'My husband had never held a gun. He played guitar'

Written by Vira Kuryko

19 May 2023

Getting the Balkans wrong: The foreign coverage crisis

'Check your own biases as well as those of your sources'

Written by The Battleground

18 May 2023

Cultural diplomacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and Ukraine in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision is about diplomacy as much as politics or music

Written by Yulia Abibok

16 May 2023

For Moldovan singer, Eurovision results are a bit of a ‘déjà vu’

In the 2023 Eurovision contest, Moldova took the 18th place

Written by Daria Dergacheva

15 May 2023

The long 1980s: Belarusian dark wave band Molchat Doma takes its music to the US

'In a sense, the 1980s never ended for Belarus'

Written by The Battleground

12 May 2023

Caring for a relative with dementia while Ukraine is under siege

'No one wants dementia patients because they are incurable'

Written by Myroslav Laiuk

12 May 2023

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