Songs From the Heart
After a decade in Romania, Moldovan-born pop star Irina Rimes is writing her next chapter.
Upheaval in Belarus
‘Despite Everything, I’m Optimistic’
Press freedom fighter Yuliya Slutskaya reflects on her eight months in prison and the future of journalism in Belarus.
To Be or Not to Be
Putin and Lukashenka acted as if their recent summit was groundbreaking, but many questions remained unanswered, including how much these two really need each other.
Belarus Authorities to Liquidate Domestic Violence Shelter
Looking back at the importance of Radislava to women in need.
‘If You Thirst for Freedom, Seize It!’
In the songs they sang during the 2020 uprising, Belarusians stood up to personal inertia, fear, and alienation.
The Minsk-Prague Underground Express
How activists persuaded Czech authorities to evacuate dozens of brutalized Belarusians out from under the noses of the Lukashenka regime.
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Around the Bloc
Bosnia Arrests Five Former Soldiers for War Crimes
Plus, the cost of corruption in Slovenia, the world’s slowest Internet, and more.
Thousands Protest Foreign Investments, Expropriation Law in Serbia
Plus, Belarus Free Theater in exile, a prisoner exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and more.
Belarus Vows to Retaliate Against New Sanctions
Plus, money for COVID-19 jabs in Slovakia, lengthy sentences for Serbian journalist’s murder, and more.
Blinken Urges Russia to Use Diplomacy Amid Tensions With Ukraine
Plus, China warns Estonia over Taiwan, deadly helicopter crash in Azerbaijan, and more.
Hungary to Hold Referendum on LGBTQ Issues
Plus, Russia expels more U.S. embassy staff, Chechnya and Russia behind assassination attempt in Sweden, and more.
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Commentary
A Failed Attempt to Reinvent Ukraine
President Zelenskiy abandons the idea of forging an alternative to nationalist or post-Soviet paths.
After the Afterglow
A couple of Harvard-educated businessmen score big in Bulgaria’s election but will need some magic glue to make a better future stick.
Bosnian Politicians Wrestle for Control of Key Judicial Post
Riddled by corruption, the fractious ex-Yugoslav state desperately needs a chief prosecutor with integrity and courage.
Latest News
Hate, Bosnian Style
Speech meant to intimidate and wound flourishes in media and online, but you’d hardly know it from reading police reports or court documents.
New Restrictions, New COVID Rackets
How the market for fake certificates and vaccinations works in Ukraine. From Zaborona.
Poland vs. the EU: The Conflict’s Dimensions
Warsaw and Brussels offer each other carrot bits while dodging sharp mutual sticks.
The ‘Gravedigger’ Reminisces
Gorbachev documentary reveals disappointed hopes, selective memory, and the transience of power. From Respekt.
Will China Come to Belarus’ Rescue?
The sanctions-hit regime is counting on aid from Russia and China. But experts have little optimism that Beijing will pitch in.
Tradition and Time
‘Every village that vanishes is like a healthy cell leaving the human body.’ A Romanian photographer captures a fading part of Moldovan life. From Ziarul de Garda.
