Russia’s Silent Dissenters
Beset by fears of another mass mobilization, the prospect of mandatory military service, and pressures to “volunteer” for the front line, some 1 million young Russian men have fled the country.
War in Ukraine
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Solutions Journalism
Schools for All
Long consigned to lower-quality schools, Roma in two Czech communities are doing well in mainstream schools thanks to innovative reforms and local political support. From Okraj.
Rewilding Amid War in the Danube Delta
Even as Russia’s war scars the landscape, conservationists in southern Ukraine are reintroducing lost species to restore Europe’s largest wetland, showing how nature recovery can persist amid conflict.
Ten Saturdays That Might Save a Profession
“The task was insane: prepare someone in a very short time so they can sit at a news desk and not drown.”
How Ukrainian Women are Turning Mourning Into Meaning
“That I was helping others saved me from falling into the abyss of grief,” says the co-founder of a support group.
Giving Waste a Second Life in Serbia
A grassroots recycling initiative is converting discarded cigarette butts into meaningful employment for Serbians with intellectual disabilities. From Storyteller.
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Commentary
Opinion: Rekindling the ‘Collective’ in European Security
The challenges facing European security are great. A new Prague-based initiative seeks to tackle them by listening to everyone who has a stake.
Only the Lonely
Following Orban’s defeat in Hungary, his far-right counterpart in neighboring Slovakia finds he has led his country into regional isolation. From Respekt.
The Catastrophe That Failed to Happen
Maybe the euro-haters had overestimated one Bulgarian character trait – and underestimated another.
Transnistria: Pain-Free Reintegration?
What the breakaway territory’s economy means for Moldova’s European trajectory.
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Georgians in Iran Plead for Help
The historic Fereydani Georgian minority voices frustration at lack of support from Tbilisi amid wartime shortages and communications blackouts.
How Russian Activists are Saving Rivers and Fragile Landscapes
Environmental conflicts often begin with a local issue, but grow into broader conversations about justice. From Global Voices.
Bulgarian Author: ‘Culture’s Our Biggest Asset’
She Who Remains, a novel by Rene Karabash about the ancient Albanian custom of “sworn virgins,” put Bulgarian literature in the spotlight as a contender for the International Booker Prize. From BIRN.
When ‘Transition’ Ends Before It Ever Arrived
Post-liberalism does not arrive as a coup against freedom. It arrives wrapped in “transparency,” “morality,” “national values,” “child protection,” and “security.”
Magyar Embarks on a Tour of Europe
The new prime minister wants to showcase a new Hungary, and, as promised, he started with Poland, making clear that history is far from dead. From Respekt.
