Society: Tough Transition in Turkey
A transman has been thrown out of female student accommodation, highlighting the barriers to transitioning in an often conservative society.
22 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 22 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: rumors from Ashgabat; protests in Moscow; Ukraine parliamentary elections; court ruling in a Baltic Sea tragedy; Kosovo PM quits in face of Hague inquiry.22 July 2019
Politics: Zelenskiy on the Rampage
To keep his reform movement going, Ukraine’s high-flying president needs to stamp his authority on parliament.
19 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 19 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Ukraine’s communist ban; a Bulgarian wizard hacker; a Slovenian harbor; protests in Armenia; and FaceApp in Poland and Lithuania.
19 July 2019
Media: Bosnian Fake News Fighters Take Heart
Knowing your foe is the first step in a campaign strategy, as a new study reveals. First in a series on disinformation in the Balkans.
18 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc- 18 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Poland and the EC; Kosovo Telecom; an Azeri-Georgian border dispute; a Russian hazardous road; and airport imams in Uzbekistan.18 July 2019
Media: Fighting Windmills
The fight against disinformation in Bulgaria is almost nonexistent, says journalist Ivan Georgiev in an interview with Global Voices.
17 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 17 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Germany is pro-Moldova; Bosnia and ISIS; Almaty’s power outage; Russian gays through a politician’s eyes; and the latest in the Firtash case.
17 July 2019
Society: The Customized Approach to Suicide Prevention
The Czech Republic is experimenting with neighborhood centers where those in recovery after a major psychiatric episode can start rebuilding their lives.
16 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 16 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Ukraine’s language law; migrants in Croatia; eagles fly by Czech roadsides; Bulgarian data breach; and a special Armenian village.
16 July 2019
FROM THE TOL ARCHIVE – EDITORS’ PICK
Once Upon a Time in Kyiv
Ukraine struggles in a web of fairy tales spun by its eastern neighbour.
22 May 2019
Where Is Detained Tajik Opposition Leader?
Rights groups say they have solid evidence Russian agents spirited Sharofiddin Gadoev onto a Dushanbe-bound plane.
26 February 2019
Visegrad Countries Put Up United Front Against Illegal Migrants
Slovakia has been the only V4 country to express willingness to take in up to 1,200 migrants, but only with the government’s consent.
16 July 2018
Rights for the Inconvenient Ones
Russian judges and lawmakers are slowly taking heed of the plight of people kept in institutions without consent.
15 April 2011