Firings at U.S. non-profit spark concern among digital rights activists
The Open Technology Fund had pledged $10 million this year to some of the most important global digital rights efforts
OPINION: Russia should repeal no-women jobs list
A transgender woman’s court victory highlights the Russian regulation’s absurdity
Ukraine to crack down on illegal logging
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal says the cabinet will move to prevent illegal wood cutting in Ukraine's forests
Three die, hundreds evacuated in Ukraine flooding
About 800 people had been evacuated since heavy rains began on Monday, affecting 187 villages
IKEA to review its Ukrainian wood supply after critical report
IKEA has begun an independent audit into practices in Ukraine after an NGO said suppliers to the furniture retailer had sourced illegally logged wood
Toppling of statues in West prompts reflection in Russia, Ukraine over Soviet monuments
As anti-racism campaigners pull down statues of slave-owners, some in the former Soviet Union want their own reckoning with history
OPINION: Britain steps back from helping the world’s poor
Subsuming the UK’s hugely respected aid agency into the foreign office will slam the country’s image abroad and hurt millions
OPINION: J. K. Rowling and her inaccuracies about trans youth
The “Harry Potter” author has misinterpreted studies about transgender young people, but any opportunity for dialogue is being lost amid understandable anger
OPINION: The Pride season is not a party, but a fight for justice
Many LGBT+ people are suffering disproportionately in the pandemic, so our fight this Pride season needs to be for them
YouTube takes down anti-gay ad after outrage in Russia
Russian clip on constitutional referendum that attacked LGBT+ adoptions removed from YouTube after outcry