#Europe#EasternEurope#DigitalRights#Privacy#Surveillance: "The civil society organisation (CSO) Meter project assesses the civil society environment in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The 2023 Regional Report focuses on digital rights.
Digital rights have continued to evolve in the region but political developments, in particular the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, put protections under constant pressure. In 2023, several EaP countries saw the expansion of surveillance powers of the state and the restriction of freedom of expression online, including attempts to silence activists and government critics. Disinformation remains a significant challenge in the region: CSOs in Georgia and Armenia noted disinformation attacks against civil society and at times, government responses to disinformation unduly restrict freedom of expression. There is significant progress in terms of developing comprehensive data protection legislation, notably in Moldova and Georgia, but countries are struggling with the implementation and enforcement of new rules. Digitalisation efforts continue in the region with several best practices emerging in terms of civil society participation in these processes." https://edri.org/our-work/2023-digital-rights-update-eastern-partnership-cso-meter/
Ukrainian leader issues starkest warning yet of air defence weapons running out; Russian attack kills eight in eastern city. What we know on day 774. Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in remarks aired on Saturday. “If...
Mark Francois talks about Neville Chamberlain "denuding the British forces of funding until it was too late."
This is wrong. Even while Chamberlain was signing the Munich Agreement in 1938, he was agreeing to a huge increase in spending to increase Britain’s armament in preparation for war.
Appeals judges at the Kosovo tribunal in The Hague on Thursday confirmed the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) guerrilla commander who ran a torture prison during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict with Serbia, but reduced his sentence....
Interesting set of documents from the U.S Govt just dropped. Potentially useful for historians of Eastern Europe and the Balkans during the tumultuous 80s. Excited to check it out.
The overlooked revolutionary women of Eastern Europe and their contribution to socialist feminist history, from the author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism.
Looking to discover #NewBooks on #CentralEurope and #EasternEurope? The Central European University Review of Books showcases new titles on the history, culture, and politics of the region.
I’m only a few chapters (but dozens of post its!) into Jacob Mikanowski’s Goodbye, Eastern Europe, but I can already tell this is an unprecedented book.
With ambitious breadth, it captures a history of Eastern Europe which national and imperial historical accounts have failed to do, mostly because of the transient nature of states and borders in the region.
Jacob’s own family history informs his storytelling but doesn’t stop there. He weaves together deeply researched insights I haven’t seen elsewhere. This book would have been transformative to my studies as an undergraduate writing about the unrecorded history of my own people and country.
I borrowed it from the library but will be buying my own copy so I can scribble in the margins.
I worry that the reason it’s not getting more widespread recognition is because so few in the West can appreciate its importance.
„There is a proverb saying that nobody ever learned anything from history, but I think war in Ukraine proves otherwise. Everybody in Eastern Europe remembers how stupid it was to deliver Sudetenland to Hitler.
We know that if Ukraine submits to Russian demands, it will not bring “10 years of peace”. On the contrary, it will make the next war inevitable.”
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy warns of dwindling weapons stockpile as attack on Kharkiv kills eight (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian leader issues starkest warning yet of air defence weapons running out; Russian attack kills eight in eastern city. What we know on day 774. Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in remarks aired on Saturday. “If...
Kosovo tribunal confirms war crimes conviction of ex-KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) commander (www.reuters.com)
Appeals judges at the Kosovo tribunal in The Hague on Thursday confirmed the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) guerrilla commander who ran a torture prison during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict with Serbia, but reduced his sentence....