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February 2025

Another protest in Sakartvelo, another disappointment with the government

Third month of anti-government protests in Sakartvelo. The resistance is lasting longer than ever before, taking forms never seen in the past and has no single leader. At the same time, the protests are part of a process that has been going on for thirty years, a vicious circle of civil war, revolution, constantly disputed election results, disillusionment with loved leaders, the struggle against the oligarchy, and poorly met social needs. And Russia, which is exacerbating everything.
 


by Denis Vėjas and Sigita Vegytė
First published in NARA under the title
Dar vienas protestas Sakartvele, dar vienas nusivylimas valdžia

March 2025

The house that Ihor built

In the midst of mines and destruction, constant explosions and death, there are people who, day after day, snatch their land and their own lives from war. This is the story of a farmer from the Kharkiv region who lives in one of the most heavily mined areas in the world.
 


by Yulia Surkova, Oleksii Filippov
first published by Jádu under the title
Дім, що побудував Ігор

January 2025

Why Americans elected Trump - and how those who didn't vote for him feel

On 20 January, Donald Trump was sworn in and officially became the 47th President of the United States of America. Unlike in 2016, Trump won the election by a majority vote. He became the first US President to be convicted – for falsifying documents and bribing porn star Stormy Daniels to avoid damaging his 2016 election campaign. How?
 


by Audra Skuodaitė
first published in NARA under the title
Kodėl amerikiečiai išrinko Trumpą – ir kaip jaučiasi tie, kurie už jį nebalsavo

December 2024

On the Road to Russia: Rigged Elections and Dashed Dream

The text describes the massive protests in Georgia after the parliamentary elections in October 2024, which the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party won. The text also includes the testimony of lawyer Gvantsy Danelia on the widespread fraud and violations of electoral rules.
 


by Salome Berdzenišvili
first published by Kapitál under the title
Na ceste do Ruska: Zmanipulované voľby a zmarené sny

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