The issue reports on the increase in discrimination and hate speech during the pandemic; persecution of women defending human rights in Russia and Belarus; violations of the rights of LGBTI people and ethnic minorities in the ex-USSR countries.
So that Foreigners are Feared and Blamed for Everything Stefania Kulaeva
Russia: New ‘Foreign Agent’ Legislation Will Further Undermine Civil Liberties
And This is Where Art Ends Olga Abramenko
Russian harassment of a “Russian woman” Stefania Kulaeva
The struggle to abolish professional prohibitions for women continues
Stephania Koulaeva on discrimination and statelessness in Crimea and the Donetsk Basin
Roma women and girls in war zones need special protection
Verdict announced in the case of anti-Dungan pogroms in Kazakhstan
The Appeals Court supported indigenous people of Koybalskaya steppe
Concerns voiced about the situation of ethnic minorities in Kyrgystan. Press Release of ADC Memorial and the Human Rights Movement Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan
The Special Rapporteur on minority issues: “Interethnic relations in Kyrgyzstan remains fragile”
13th UN Forum on Minority Issues: Pandemic-driven rise in hatred must be stopped
“Reverse Rainbow”. Violations of the rights of LGBTI+ people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Uzbekistan: stop punishing homosexuality and respect the human rights of all
ECtHR found violation of the right to freedom of assembly and SOGI-based discrimination
Crimes and Identity Stefania Kulaeva