Bad news has reached us from Romania, where the government is reported to have reintroduced criminal sentences for libel and insult cases
Romania criminalises insult
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Gender segregation is so last century
Why does it feel like England’s universities are swinging back in the wrong direction on gender equality? Rachael Jolley asks
While you weren’t looking, France passed sweeping surveillance laws
European governments can’t keep their eyes off our data, says Padraig Reidy
UK campus protests: Who said what?
Your guide to the controversy surrounding recent demonstrations at Sussex University and the University of London
A complete guide to who controls the Russian news media
Today’s surprise announcement out of Russia: The Russian government was shuttering external-facing news agencies Ria Novosti and Voice of Russia. But inside Russia, a growing web of cross ownership colours the way Russians view their neighbours. Olga Khvostunova explains in her report for Interpreter Magazine
Maidan Nezalezhnosti: ‘A disgrace for Ukrainian authorities’
In the fallout from mass protests, Maidan Nezalezhnosti has become a symbol of determination among ordinary Ukrainians to fight for their rights and freedoms. Andrei Aliaksandrau reports from Kiev.
SNAPSHOTS – Photos From Azerbaijan (12 December)
The world's spotlight has moved on from Azerbaijan. But Azerbaijan is still beset by intimidation and violence, leading newspapers are under attack and independent journalists like Khadija Ismayilova and Idrak Abbasov continue to find...
Croatia’s referendum: Religious institutions, right wing flex their muscles on gay marriage
Croatians voted Sunday to amend the constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. The campaign had been orchestrated by the country’s religious institutions. Barbara Matejčić reports
Belarus: academic freedom persecuted
Authorities of Belarus want to join the Bologna process without changing their old-style system of education, and the thing they want the least is academic freedoms, writes Uladzimir Matskevich
Does public opinion exist in Belarus?
The whole system that should ensure a functioning public opinion in Belarus is perverted, writes