94% of Russians say that material aid allows them to reduce their household budgets 30.07.2025 Article published on the asi.org.ru website These were the findings from a recent study conducted by the Second Breath Foundation and the Laboratory of Social Research and Analytics, Ver.Sia Lab. The organisations jointly researched the social impact of material aid. …

The European Union is directing over 17 million lei towards five urban revitalisation projects in the Moldovan cities of Rîșcani, Nisporeni, Ceadîr-Lunga, Cimișlia, and Hîncești, the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova announced on 25 July.  29.07.2025 All works are carried out as part of the EU-funded ‘EU4Moldova Resilience: Secure State, Resilient Communities’ initiative, …

Cases of hepatitis A in Russia have reached an all-time low, says Rospotrebnadzor   28.07.2025   Also, according to the agency, instances of hepatitis B among children under 17 years of age have been practically eliminated.   28 July is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s theme is “Fighting hepatitis: let’s break down the barriers”. In …

“People are being bombarded with propaganda against other nations”: How xenophobia in Russia is affecting migrants   26.07.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   Anti-migrant sentiments have increased sharply in Russia since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Repressive laws have been passed and hostile rhetoric by officials has intensified. Migrant …

Russians who frequently take sick leave to be placed under special monitoring   24.07.2025   Article published on the moscowtimes.ru website   The Ministry of Health is focusing its attention on Russians who frequently take sick leave.   According to a draft Ministerial directive, a person who takes sick leave four times or more over …

Twenty years on, the FSB has regained its pre-trial interrogation centres, with experts calling it the “basis for a new GULAG’’. Will these detention centres really be more dangerous than their current counterparts? And who do they intend to put in them?   16.07.2025   Article published on the meduza.io website   What has happened? …

Back to the past? How international aid cuts have hit social programmes in Tajikistan   10.07.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   After years of depending on donors, Tajikistan is suddenly facing a dramatic collapse in support for critical social programmes due to external funding being withdrawn, particularly by the United States. Projects …

The authorities don’t want us to know what’s happening in Russia with birth and death rates and are concealing more and more data. Are the country’s demographics really that bad?   Otherwise, why keep everything classified?   10.07.2025   Article published on the meduza.io website   Between May and July this year, the Russian Federation’s …

Central Asia: Uzbekistan’s plans to test migrants for HIV and Tajikistan’s experience   03.07.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyk.org website   Uzbekistan plans to control HIV/AIDS through mandatory medical testing. A new bill is recommending screening people who have been abroad for more than three months, as well as foreigners entering the country.   …

Central Asia: “Two miscarriages and divorced at seventeen”: How early marriages are ruining the lives of young girls in the region   02.07.2025   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   The term “early marriage”, which is often used as a synonym for child marriage, usually refers to unions entered into by those under eighteen …