Tue, 02/02/2021 - 12:24
A heated debate about the culture of remembrance has reignited in Lithuania after Valdas Rakutis, a conservative MP and military historian, argued in an op-ed published on Holocaust Remembrance Day that the Jews themselves were partly to blame for the Shoah. He pointed out among other things that there had been Holocaust perpetrators among the Jews themselves in the ghettos. His subsequent attempts at appeasement failed to prevent a wave of indignation.
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 12:11
For the second weekend in a row, tens of thousands have demonstrated in Russia against Navalny's imprisonment, corruption and the absence of the rule of law. The security forces have cracked down brutally on the demonstrations, arresting over 5,000 people across the country. While some commentators believe the protests will fizzle out, others see signs of a turning point.