The law ‘On Amending the Codes of Administrative Liability’ introduces, among other things, penalties of fines and arrest for anything deemed ‘propaganda’ of homosexuality, gender reassignment, and childlessness. The law amends 150 articles of the codes in one package. 16.04.2026 Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the law ‘On Amendments to the Codes of Administrative Liability’, the anonymous …

Moldova revises statistics on reports of domestic violence and introduces the crime of “femicide” into law   07.04.2026   Article published on the infotag.md website   During a forum to discuss preventing and combating violence against women, Doina Gherman, Deputy Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, announced that the number of reports from victims of violence, …

Reports of girls being expelled or banned from school for wearing hijab have led to speculation on the further repression of religious expression. 06.04.2026 On 10 March, Afat Jamalova, the director of Secondary School N3 in the village Mehdiabad, reportedly expelled 23 students for wearing hijab to class. It was one of a series of …

What does the future hold for CSOs in Russia? Top three scenarios for the development of the non-profit sector   06.04.2026   Article published on the dobro.press website   The third sector is expected to undergo changes amid global conflicts and new economic challenges. What sort of future do sociologists and industry experts predict for …

Charity just for the camera: In Turkmenistan, gifts are given to children, then taken away   08.04.2026   Article published on the azattyqasia.org website   In the Balkan velayat in western Turkmenistan, children in need of special care were given presents and food, but after a photo shoot, they were all taken away. The event …

The Council of the Republic has approved a bill amending the Code of Administrative Offenses. The bill introduces dozens of new offenses and revises existing provisions—ranging from ‘propaganda’ to rules governing the handling of tokens and plants. 02.04.2026 The Code of Administrative Offenses will include 9 new articles and 43 new categories of administrative offenses. …

Published by Vlast.kz (vlast.kz), 30/03/2026 Public Health specialist Assel Mussabekova lays out a strategy to start tackling the issue Air pollution is not just a visible grey layer that prevents people from seeing a clear sky or that causes the occasional cough. In certain conditions, common in a number of urban centres in Kazakhstan, it …

Do childless people have to see a psychologist on referral? 19.03.2026   Article published on the miloserdie.ru website   Under what circumstances will childless women be referred to a psychologist, and what would they discuss?   According to Russian Federation Ministry of Health guidelines, men and women from 18 to 49 years of age can …

Стаття опублікована: Міністерство охорони здоров’я України (moz.gov.ua)   18 березня 2026 Прем’єр-міністр України Юлією Свириденко провела робочу зустріч з Міністром охорони здоров’я України Віктором Ляшком, під час якої обговорили реалізацію урядових ініціатив у сфері охорони здоров’я. Зокрема, йшлося про розвиток профілактичних програм, розширення доступу до лікарських засобів та посилення енергонезалежності медичних закладів. Наразі одним із ключових …

Suicide statistics in Belarus are not publicly available. However, some figures can sometimes be found in scientific publications—for example, in an article by Mikalai Baranouski, professor at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, published in the Sociological Almanac. Belsat has selected the most important findings from the study. 18.03.2026 …