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Does Russia need a memory law?, Nikolai Koposov Kyrgyzstan: the absence of mercy, Natalia Leshchenko Europe stares into the abyss, Anthony Barnett Bloody Sunday - The Saville verdict on Britain's masacre of the innocents in Northern Ireland, Tom Griffin oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of June 14, 2010, Charles Shaw Herb and Spices: Drugs in Tatarstan, Oleg Pavlov
Does Russia need a memory law?, Nikolai Koposov In May 2009, on the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II, ‘United Russia’ delegates tabled a draft ‘memory law’ in the Duma. They sought to make it a culpable offence to ‘violate the historical memory of... Read more » Kyrgyzstan: the absence of mercy, Natalia Leshchenko The deteriorating internal situation in Kyrgyzstan since the sudden ousting of its serving president Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 7 April 2010 has turned into a humanitarian catastrophe. The violence in the southern region around the cities of Osh and... Read more » Europe stares into the abyss, Anthony Barnett On the night of May 9, this year, through to the morning of the 10th, Europe faced its death, “stared into the abyss” and was reborn. Or was it? Like all births, survival of the new infant is most at risk in the early months. In this case... Read more » Bloody Sunday - The Saville verdict on Britain's masacre of the innocents in Northern Ireland, Tom Griffin Blogger Splintered Sunrise sums up the mood of a historic day: It would seem that on the big issue – the innocence of those shot on Bloody Sunday – Saville has been unambiguous. From the reaction of the crowd in Derry, and specifically the... Read more » oD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of June 14, 2010, Charles Shaw The Global Post begins this week's stories with a glaring headline, "Can Britain avert a binge-drinking crisis?" According to the story, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence , has called for minimum alcohol pricing, a ban on... Read more » Herb and Spices: Drugs in Tatarstan, Oleg Pavlov "Hello,” I say to the cleaner of our block, checking a glance the contents of her dustbin. No needles this time. She began on the 18th floor, I’m on the second. From 16 floors, it’s a paltry collection: ever since an intercom was installed in... Read more »