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Russia’s LGBT Community Galvanized By Anti-Gay Law
Around 350 people gathered in St Petersburg to carry out a flash mob for IDAHOT which makes it the biggest LGBT rally in Russia’s history, according to Svetlana Zakharova a representative of the Russian LGBT network.
Ukraine's Counter Propaganda Strategy Is A Bad Idea – Conflict News
The best way for Ukraine to counter Russian propaganda is to focus on the things which are very hard for them to deny or fake: live reporting and video content, Michael Cruickshank, Editor of Conflict News told Hromadske.
'Despite Some Progress, Old Politics Continues In Post-Maidan Ukraine', Serhiy Leshchenko
Despite some progress, the old way of conducting politics still continues in post—Maidan Ukraine, says Serhiy Leschenko a Member of Parliament and outspoken critic of oligarchic influence in Ukrainian politics.
Situation For LGBT People In Ukraine Worsened Over Last Year
Progress for LGBT rights in Ukraine has stagnated, Olena Shevchenko, a prominent Ukrainian LGBT activist, told Hromadske.
'Macedonia Crisis Has Implications For The Whole Region', Tim Judah
The contemporary political crisis in the tiny Republic of Macedonia has important implications for the greater Balkans region, says journalist for the Economist and The New York Review of Books Tim Judah.
How Practicing Muslims From Crimea Settle Down In West Ukraine
A year ago three Crimean Tatar families who are practicing Muslims left Russia—occupied Crimea and moved to the small town of Borynia in Ukraine’s Carpathian mountains.
