Anna joined the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum in 2019. Prior to that, she supported quite a few Russian and EECA public health and human rights NGOs with communications and media relations. Anna holds a master’s degree in history and speaks English, French, Russian and Spanish. In 2017, she also was a European Parliament Sakharov Fellow. Anna is in charge of the Forum social media presence and the preparation of the monthly newsletter. She also edits the Legal Dialogue Journal.
The German government is planning to make background checks for potential gun owners tighter in an attempt to prevent political extremists and the psychologically disturbed from buying guns. But there are concerns that the authorities are not sufficiently equipped to carry out such controls.
Source: DW
German transgender footballers will be allowed to choose if they want to play against women's or men's teams as part of new regulations granted by the German Football Association. Officials will also be appointed to ensure that there is no discrimination against athletes.
Source: Spiegel
Russian artist Aleksandra Skochilenko was arrested after being accused of replacing price tags with anti-war information in a supermarket. She is charged with «disseminating knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces». She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Source: Meduza
Alexei Gorinov receives the first long-term sentence under harsh laws introduced since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was found guilty of "disseminating clearly false information" about the Russian military.
Source: RFI
The Kremlin wants to organise elections for the lands it has annexed from Ukraine to become part of Russia in September. The international community is likely to reject any referendum as illegal, just as it was with the vote in Crimea in 2014.
Source: Bloomberg