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Russia’s Recent Elections Could Signal Hope – or a Warning
New opposition faces emerge after local elections in Moscow and other regions throughout Russia

Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders
Can leftist sociologist and columnist Boris Kagarlitsky create room for a new politics in Russia?

The Golunov Affair
The Reawakening of Civil Society or a New Episode in the Security Forces’ Internecine Conflict?

Is Russia waking up? Nadezhda Azhgikhina for The Nation
Is Russia Waking Up? Protests in Yekaterinburg ended in a victory for civil society. Who’s next?

The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva
The legendary human-rights activist died at 91 on December 8, 2018. It was the end of an era


PEN International welcomes five new PEN Centres
2 November 2018 – PEN International, the global association of writers dedicated to promoting literature and defending freedom of expression, is proud to welcome five new Centres to the …


The letter from “The Free Word Association” to Oleg Sentsov
As a part of the "International PEN Club" action devoted to the 100th day of his hunger strike "Marathon of Letters in Support of Oleg Sentsov"