Laws of the Game in the Field of the Law Published: 11 July 2018 Migration rules Russia is hosting the FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15. That means stronger security measures until the end of July in 11 Russian cities.Olga Gulina, director of the Berlin Institute on Migration Policy, explains how to follow the migration laws of this game.
About Russia...and not all about football Published: 28 June 2018 Many of us are happy about the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Football has the power to unite people, and thousands of international visitors are coming into Russia and bringing open-mindedness and vibrancy to a country that has recently been seen as on the road toward isolation. We would like to use the World Cup as a chance to provide you with more information about Russia. The Moscow office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation has prepared a series of texts and video materials on various topics relevant to Russia that are going to be published in the coming weeks.
University behind bars Published: 27 April 2018 The recent arrest of ten Boğaziçi University students following a quarrel between two student groups on campus has put the spotlight on the situation of student detainees in Turkey.
The bitter end of Turkey’s state owned sugar Published: 15 March 2018 With a call for tenders published February 21, the government announced that it would be selling 14 sugar factories belonging to the Turkey Sugar Factory Inc.
Why LGBT People Emigrate from Armenia: Three Stories Published: 12 March 2018 Portraits Between 2011 and 2013 alone 5,891 LGBT people left Armenia. This article will tell the first-hand story of lesbian, bisexual and transgender Armenian citizens who have moved to different EU countries.
Southeast Asia: Time for a Pushback in Media Spaces Published: 27 February 2018 Digital, online and social-media avenues undoubtedly offer an alternative or complementary channel for news, because of the inherent difficulty in censoring these spaces. Their wide reach and levels of engagement have saved lives during disasters or emergencies.
The human cost of Istanbul’s 3rd airport Published: 26 February 2018 In an interview with the daily Cumhuriyet, a truck driver reported that since the beginning of the construction in May 2015, about 400 workers had been killed.
Political polarization growing in Turkish society Published: 20 February 2018 Last week, the Migration Research Center at the Istanbul Bilgi University shared the results of its recent survey titled "The Dimensions of Polarization in Turkey”.
Governing the Big Bad Fix? What to do about geoengineering Published: 29 January 2018 Geoengineering – large-scale manipulation of the Earth’s natural systems – is increasingly being presented as a strategy to counteract, dilute or delay climate change. Which international legal norms and agreements would contradict the different measures?
High underage pregnancy rates among refugee children rattle Turkey Published: 29 January 2018 On January 17, news about a state hospital in one of the largest districts of Istanbul hit the headlines.
