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Russia’s leading opposition figure made a dramatic return to Moscow on Sunday, after being almost killed in a nerve agent attack in August last year. Upon his arrival, Alexei Navalny was immediately arrested, which has sparked outrage among western leaders. ...

In 2021 the Baltic states celebrate 30 years of independence from the Soviet Union. January 13th is the anniversary of the bloody repression of the riots in Vilnius and the barricades in Riga. Meanwhile in Sweden, people gathered for 79 ...

The pandemic has moved the world’s focus away from Hong Kong. Yet, the political situation there is getting increasingly worse. Democracy, free speech and human rights are being suppressed by Beijing. And recently, several democracy activists have been imprisoned.  In ...

Den 30 november var starten för det finska vinterkriget mellan Sovjetunionen och Finland (30 november 1939 – 13 mars 1940). 81 år senare är krigets historia en brännande fråga som fortfarande används av Ryssland för geopolitiska syften. I den nya ...

On 9 August 2020, the Belarusian dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka, who has ruled the country for 26 years, falsely claimed victory in the national election. The people of Belarus reacted to the injustice by holding peaceful demonstrations and meetings. The regime ...

The Chinese State is attempting to coerce the West into implementing self-censorship through recurring attacks on individuals and institutions that defend human rights in China. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Stockholm has been notably active in ...

The Chinese State is attempting to coerce the West into implementing self-censorship through recurring attacks on individuals and institutions that defend human rights in China. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Stockholm has been notably active in ...

After winning in last Sunday’s presidential elections, labelled as rigged and non-free, by vast parts of the international community, Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko is facing the most severe challenge of his 26 years as dictator. Since the elections, Belarus is ...

Today we broadcasted the 8th episode of Freeworld Connect, in which the focus lied on the rigged election in Belarus and its social and political consequences. The participants were Gustaf Göthberg, foreign policy debater, Alena Kudzko, Director of the GLOBSEC ...

Is globalization dying? The world and global politics are in bad shape, and post-war framework for international economic governance is no exception. Behind this development stands decaying political leadership from Western governments and widespread neglect by rising powers. The pandemic ...