Chechnya profile
The southern Russian republic of Chechnya has long been a boiling point for conflict with Moscow in the restive North Caucasus. After a decade of unsuccessfully fighting for independence, the…
January 20, 2023
Dagestan profile
Dagestan, which translates as "land of the mountains", is situated in Russia's North Caucasus with Chechnya and Georgia to the west, Azerbaijan to the south and the Caspian Sea to…
Germany not ready for anti-discrimination reform, despite Muslim bias
Muslim women who wear headscarves are particularly affected by discrimination and exclusion in Germany, a report found, though not everyone in the governing coalition is in favour of reforming anti-discrimination…
Italian authorities illegally returned asylum seekers to Greece, investigation finds
A new investigation found that Italian authorities took part in illegal intra-EU pushbacks of asylum seekers, detaining foreign nationals below deck on commercial ferries after their arrival in Italy’s ports…
Rumours in Finland that socialists push for Sanna Marin as Commission chief
Rumours in Finnish media speculate that the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament want Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin to be their leading candidate in the 20
Polish government working on controversial surveillance bill
Members of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party want to make it easier for Polish authorities to electronically surveil citizens by giving officers easier access to their emails and social…
German parliament condemns IS crimes against Yazidi as genocide
The German parliament voted to recognise the prosecution and killing of thousands of Yezidi by the Islamic State (IS) as genocide with the backing of all party groups. The resolution,…
68 Days of Silence: Why the White House Stayed Mum on Classified Documents
Advisers to President Biden calculated that the Justice Department would view possession of the documents as little more than a good-faith mistake. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Russia profile – Media
Image source, Getty Images Television is the most powerful sector of the media industry and the main news source for most Russians, although its dominance is being eroded by the…
EU Parliament supports liberation of jailed Belgian aid worker in Iran
The European Parliament strongly condemned the sentencing of Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian imprisoned in Iran since February 2022 and voted on a motion for a resolution on the EU response…