Eastern Europe and Eurasia

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CoE Parliamentary Assembly Adopts Resolution on Belarusian Migrants and Asylum Seekers

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Şeymanur Yönt

On September 30, 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe adopted

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European Human Rights Court Orders Russia to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

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Justine N. Stefanelli

On July 13, 2021, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously found a violation of the Article 8 right to respect for private and family life by Russia and its refusal to pe

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Turkey Withdraws from Istanbul Convention

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Justine N. Stefanelli

By decree published on Saturday, March 20, President Erdoğan of Turkey announced Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women a

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U.S. Extends New START Treaty with Russia for Five Years

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Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 3, 2021, Secretary of State, Antony J.

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Russian Officials and Research Institute Sanctioned over Navalny Poisoning

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Justine N. Stefanelli

The United Kingdom (UK) and the