First people convicted under Russia’s LGBT ‘extremist’ ruling
Russian courts have issued the first known convictions for 'extremism' arising from the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that designated the 'international LGBT movement' as extremist. Human Rights Watch has warned…
A peace proposal for the Russia-Ukraine War
'We will provide the weapons you need, this year, next year, and for as long as it takes.' This was foreign secretary David Cameron’s promise to Volodymyr Zelensky in November.…
Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 'international LGBT movement' is an 'extremist organisation' in a move which human rights groups have said will jeopardise all forms of LGBT rights…
Russian lawmakers vote to expand ‘gay propaganda’ law
Russia's State Duma this week unanimously voted to support expanding the notorious 'gay propaganda' law. The proposed legislation would prohibit sharing positive or neutral information about LGBTIQA+ people, as well…
Green opposition to NATO is strategically and morally right
Nobody gets involved in Green politics because they want to spend time talking about the nuances of military budgets or alliances. Peace as a positive concept (rather than just the…
Holding Russia responsible for its attacks on opposition
At the time of writing, Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny's alleged poisoning has been on the news for the last few days. This isn't the first time that Vladimir Putin's…
Syria’s tragedy is in danger of spreading across the Middle East
Photo: pixabay user 'ErikaWittlieb', Creative Commons license If the first casualty of war is the truth then a large dose of disinformation has always been its pre-strike call to…
New attacks on LGBT rights in Russia
By Nigel Warner In recent years state authorities in Russia have repeatedly tried to prevent LGBT people from campaigning publicly for their rights. This has been most evident in relation…