Regional News
Russia: sharp decline in the number of people looking for work
The Russian Government has reported a sharp decline in the number of people looking for work after millions of losses in Ukraine 17.10.2025 Article published on the moscowtimes.ru website “Russia’s potential labour force (PLF) has more than halved over the last five years”, said Olga Batalina, the Federation’s Deputy Labour Minister, attributing …
“Proposed Amendments Can be Used for Political Persecution”: Tenants Face Easier Evictions in Belarus
Belarus has proposed amendments to the Housing Code that will facilitate the eviction of individuals from their apartments in specific circumstances. Belsat asked lawyer Mikhail Kirylyuk why this is being done and whether the new rule could become a tool for putting pressure on political refugees. 16.10.2025 The Ministry of Housing and Communal Services has …
Health Disinformation in Armenia: From Medicines to Vaccines
Public health in Armenia is often entangled in geopolitical and commercial manipulation. On one side, Russian media promoted its own vaccines while discrediting Western ones; on the other, anti-globalist groups spread conspiracy theories about Bill Gates. Against this global backdrop, local fraudsters have become active too – using deep-fake technology to create fake ads that …
Russians with diabetes denied access to glucose monitoring
Russians with Diabetes Denied Access to Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems 14.10.2025 Article published on the moscowtimes.ru website At least 7,000 Russians with type 1 and type 2 diabetes (5,200 and 1,800 people respectively) have stopped receiving continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors, which allow them to track their blood sugar levels and had previously …
Russia: Union of Patients asks Putin to abandon changes to compulsory medical insurance system
The All-Russian Union of Patients asks Vladimir Putin to abandon changes to the compulsory medical insurance system 14.10.2025 Article published on the ASI website The All-Russian Union of Patients (RUP) has criticised a bill that would allow regional leaders to transfer the functions of health insurance organisations to territorial medical insurance funds. …
UNICEF: one in three children in Europe and Central Asia subject to physical abuse
UNICEF: Nearly one in three children in Europe and Central Asia are subjected to physical abuse in the family 14.10.2025 Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website According to a new UNICEF report entitled “Where we live and learn: violence against children in Europe and Central Asia”, nearly one in three children in …
Criticism of Kazakh Health Minister’s extravagance
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Health criticised for her expensive outfits 11.10.2025 Video article published on the ru.azattyq.org website Valentino shoes and a Fendi bag costing 1,000 euros and 6,000 dollars respectively are the reason for criticism being levelled at Kazakhstan’s Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova. Social media users have noticed her flaunting these …
Russia: businesses not to cooperate with workhouses
Nochlezhka urges businesses not to cooperate with workhouses 02.10.2025 Article published on the ASI website The director of Moscow NGO Nochlezhka, Daria Baibakova, has made an appeal on social media asking people to refuse to cooperate with workhouses. Previously, the organisation that helps unhoused people unintentionally became ‘part of a workhouse business scheme’. …
Duma to relax rules on CSOs use of endowment capital
The Russian State Duma extends benefits for CSOs on the use of endowment capital 26.09.2025 Article published on the miloserdie.ru website A bill to extend support measures for CSOs using endowment capital has been adopted at first reading. This involves temporarily exempting CSOs from the obligation to use at least 25% …
More jobs available for people with disabilities in Russia
The labour market for job seekers has grown by 15% in Russia, according to a study by hh.ru 23.09.2025 Article published on the asi.org.ru website In the first eight and a half months of this year, more than 300 vacancies for people with disabilities have been posted on the hh.ru recruitment platform. …