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No home, no work, no family: the difficulties of rehabilitation for Russia’s ex-prisoners
Russia has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world. According to the Federal Penitential Service, more than half of Russia’s prison population at any moment consists of people who have done time before. Committing a second offence and going back inside can be the result of a number of factors. Among them are the nature of the prison system itself, the lack of any effective rehabilitation programmes, financial difficulties after release and the stigmatisation of ex-offenders.
Our city, our space: Ekaterinburg residents come out against plans to construct a new church
In Ekaterinburg, city residents are speaking out against proposals to construct a new church in the centre of the city — proposals entirely out of sync with their interests. ??????? One and a half thousand people, all arm in arm, line the edge of Ekaterinburg’s city pond. At a recent flashmob called “Embrace the pond”, city residents came out against plans to build a new church dedicated to St Ekaterina directly in the pond’s waters.
Meet the women at the centre of Ukraine’s resurgent HIV epidemic
Living with HIV in Ukraine is fraught with stigma and discrimination. It’s even harder if you’re a woman. On International Women’s Day in early March, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) published a report stating there is an “urgent need” to increase HIV treatment and prevention for women and girls around the world.
Kicking habits, kicking back
In Russia, a punitive Soviet approach to drug users is still in place. But a new generation of activists is ready to challenge it. When Russian media report an increase or decrease in drug addiction in the country, they are usually only reflecting the number of users officially registered at state clinics. The practice of putting anyone requesting treatment for drug abuse on the drug users register traces its roots back to the Soviet era, but it has made a smooth transition.
Fighting back against Georgia’s war on drugs
Georgia’s draconian laws against drug use are in the spotlight, as activists take to the streets and demand the legalisation of marijuana. There are angry crowds in Tbilisi again. On International Human Rights Day (10 December), protesters gathered outside Georgia’s parliament building to call on the government to “decriminalise!”. The event ended in a confrontation with the police, as protesters obstructed the main road.
Friday 2 Dec FP | openDemocracy
The decision-making software Loomio is used by Podemos in Spain and other groups around the world to help with facilitating deliberation and acheiving consensus. We talk to one of the founders.
We’ll be living with this for a long time
In Ekaterinburg, one person in every 50 is HIV positive. A report from the frontline of what some people are calling Russia’s HIV epidemic. ??????? I’m standing on the square in front of Ekaterinburg’s Megapolis shopping centre. A mobile testing unit is due to turn up any minute now, but it’s held up. I ask the centre’s security guard, who’s wrapped up from head to toe, where the van usually stops, and he motions towards the space between the shopping centre and the metro station.
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