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Articles with tag "Civil Society"

opinion Tatyana MargolinandGillian Kane

‘Traditional Values’ Unite Both Sides in a New Ideological Cold War

Republicans and global authoritarians around the world from different political, cultural and social contexts use alarmingly similar tactics.
CONSERVATIVE VALUES

Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

Russia has launched a widespread crackdown on liberal and progressive movements in a bid to protect what it calls traditional family values.
opinion Vladislav Inozemtsev for VTimes

The Kremlin Need Have No Fear of Mass Economic Protests

Many people are striving to do something to improve their financial situations, but few are willing to fight to change the system.
CRACKDOWN

Russian Election Activists Arrested at Conference

Anti-riot police detained United Democrats activists on terrorism charges.
‘IF HE BEATS YOU HE LOVES YOU’

Russia Faces Up to Its Dark Domestic Violence Problem

A rising chorus of outrage over high-profile domestic abuse cases signals a sea change in Russian society, but are lawmakers listening?
Free Speech Arena

Is a Sports Website Russia’s Most Vibrant Forum for Free Expression?

On Sports.ru, users discuss sports but they also spar over politics, economics, even identity.
Final Push

Trying to Maintain Momentum as Election Approaches, Moscow Protests Again

Police allowed several thousand people to march peacefully through central Moscow on Saturday afternoon.
round the clock

Summer of Discontent: Meet the People Working to Help Detained Russian Protesters

With 2,900 demonstrators arrested in Moscow alone this summer, activists have been working non-stop.
Khachaturyan sisters

Russia Sees Outpouring of Support for Sisters Who Killed Abusive Father

Thousands of supporters say the sisters are being failed by a Russian legal system that turns a blind eye to domestic abuse.
street survival

A Moscow Homeless Shelter Moved to Accommodate the World Cup – One Year Later It Has Not Returned

The support provided for those forced to live on the streets is sorely missed.
Khachaturyan sisters

Protesters Support Teenage Sisters Charged With Murder for Killing Abusive Father

The Khachaturyan sisters had suffered years of physical and sexual abuse and now face up to 20 years in prison.
Yekaterinburg reprieve

Yekaterinburg Protesters Will Hold Out for Proof Church Project Is Canceled

For now, residents are celebrating a cautious victory over plans to build in their much-loved inner city haven.
Good deeds

‘An Inescapable Phase of Life’: Fighting Loneliness Among Russia’s Elderly

Already saddled with meager pensions, Russia’s elderly also face another hardship: solitude.
opinion Stanislav Andreichuk for Riddle

The Kremlin Is Co-Opting Russia’s Youth

Russia's youth aren't the liberal-minded reformers you might expect.
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