Civil Society

Contrary to Western perceptions, queer culture in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg is thriving. There are gay clubs open around the cities, people feel more confident than ever to hold hands with [...]

Who is Alexei Navalny? What an odd question, you might think. After all, the past eight months of the man’s life have been meticulously covered by a multitude of media outlets around the globe. [...]

Tensions are rising in Kazakhstan over China's political and economic influence in the country and the continued detention of ethnic Kazakhs in China's Xinjiang province.

For the Stepanakert based football team Lernayin Artsakh, last years season was abruptly interrupted by the Nagorno-Karabakh war. For 44 days, the team's players had to change their workout [...]

A powerful recount of what it's like to be black in a white majority society.

In Romania, more and more doctors are refusing to perform abortions even though it's been legal since 1990. This puts young women with unwanted pregnancies in increasingly precarious situations.

Several experts agree that why the Czech Republic is now failing to efficiently combat COVID-19 is due to the politics involved in the decision making.

“They expected to pressure and silence me this way, but I came out of this battle much louder, stronger and more confident.” Meet Tamar Mearakishvili, a Georgian activist who refuses to let [...]

Researcher SvetLana Peshkova talks to queer activist and feminist Zhanar Sekerbayeva about feminist organizing and politics in Kazakhstan.

Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova is a civic activist and co-founder of FemAgora, a Central Asian festival of gender equality. In a conversation with Adamdar/CA, Leyla spoke about Central Asian feminism, [...]