Latest posts by Guest Contributor from January, 2023
Rights organization OVD-Info gives an overview of repression in Russia in 2022
In 2022 in Russia, there were more than 21,000 arrests and at least 370 defendants in criminal cases for anti-war statements and speeches. More than 200,000 Internet resources have been blocked including 11 sentences in cases of state treason.
Simple, seldom and sad — the weight of anniversaries
" ... the thing I have with Old Year’s Day comes from a childhood enchantment, a simple act that infused a sense that magical things were possible."