The Russian Orthodox Church has proposed reintroducing gender-segregated classes in schools to reduce cases of divorce   22.05.2025   Article published on the moscowtimes.ru website   The authorities should look to the example from the days of the Russian Empire and reintroduce segregated education for girls and boys to reduce instances of divorce, so says …

Yandex prepared a special project for Global Accessibility Awareness Day   The Yandex website featured stories about how people with disabilities use various technologies.   15.05.2025   Article published on the ASI website   Global Accessibility Awareness Day is traditionally celebrated every year on the third Thursday of May. This year it was on 15 …

Kazakhstan: An interview with the head of the NeMolchi.KZ Foundation about persecution at home and working abroad   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   16.05.25   Dinara Smailova, the head of the NeMolchi.KZ Foundation, was not extradited from Europe to Kazakhstan, despite Kazakhstan having put her on a wanted list. The foundation helps victims …

Public meetings on sensitive topics related to gender identity and sexual orientation (LGBTQ+) were banned in the municipality of Chisinau. 15.05.2025 A relevant decision was adopted by the votes of 27 councilors of the National Alternative Movement Party, the Party of Socialists and the Party of Communists. The group of the Party of Action and …

The disposal of books and publishers being arrested: What is known about the case of “LGBT extremism” in Eksmo   15.05.2025   Article published on the zona.media website   In 2021, the independent publisher Popcorn Books released a novel about gay teenagers called Summer in a Pioneer Tie. The book was a phenomenal success, selling …

Kyrgyzstan: The latest International Nursing Forum held in Bishkek   12.05.2025   Article published on the zdorovie.akipress.org website   Bishkek hosted the VI International Nursing Forum, which was held to coincide with World Nurses’ and Midwives’ Day, and brought together nurses from all Kyrgyz regions.   Gulsunkan Zhunushalieva, a deputy in the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyzstan’s …

Memories of sitting in a shelter as the bombs fall can scar a child for life   11.05.2025   Article published on the meduza.io website   A Ukrainian psychologist Elina Bytyuk has been speaking to Meduza about how Russia’s war is affecting the lives of children in her country.   On 4 April this year …

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has drawn up new criteria for assessing the level of support being given by the regions to SONGOs   07.05.2025   Article published on the ASI website   The new list of evaluation criteria includes 33 indicators, which is currently out for public consultation.   The Ministry has produced …

Published by: Progres (progres.online)   05/05/2025 […] UNICEF published the Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Turkmenistan on January 9, 2025, which according to UN structure, contributes to framing of the 2026-2030 Turkmenistan-UNICEF Country Programme and to the development of the next United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). The analysis provides an overview of the …

The Armenian authorities are considering the expansion of a low-cost housing programme for families in border settlements.   05.05.2025   Article published on the ArmInfo website   A meeting was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss the implementation of the state support programme for affordable housing for families in border settlements …