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06. October 2016

Kersti Kaljulaid to become the next President of Estonia

Kersti Kaljulaid is also the awardee of the Open Estonia Foundation 2014 Concord Prize.

07. September 2016

XXI Open Society Forum: "Russia in Europe: What Does The Future Hold"

The Forum will take place on Thursday, September 8 in Nordic Hotel Forum.

07. September 2016

XXI Open Society Forum “Russia in Europe: What Does The Future Hold”

The Forum will take place today, on September 8 and starts at 13.00.

16. May 2016

Russian activist Yevgeniya Chirikova visits Tartu

On Wednesday, May 18, Russian environmental activist Yevgeniya Chirikova will give a talk at the University of Tartu. The Russian-language discussion will focus on the development of political activism in Russia under the tightening grip of the Putin regime.

22. January 2016

Transborder corruption between Russia and EU countries feeds totalitarianism

The transborder corruption between Russia and countries of the European Union feeds directly the vitality of the totalitarian regime in Russia, say the authors of reports on the movement of Russian “black money”.

22. January 2016

Results of the last open call on bilateral cooperation (ended on 9th December 2015)

This time opportunity to apply for the grant in maximum amount of 2500 euro was given to any public benefit CSO what was active at least during 1 year.

09. November 2015

NGO Fund of EEA Grants opens a call for projects on bilateral cooperation with donor states

We call for applications from Estonian civil society organisations to engage new partners from donor states (i.e. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and provide financial support for that purpose.

07. September 2015

XX Open Society Forum focuses on islam and illiberalism

The annual Open Society Forum “Who are all these people? Tackling the Polarisation of Democratic Societies” will take place on 16th September 2015 at the Nordic Hotel Forum, Tallinn.

31. August 2015

The Memorial Human Rights Centre considers Oleg Sentsov, Alexander Kolchenko and Gennady Afanasyev political prisoners

On August 25 the North Caucasus okrug military court sentenced Crimean activists: film director Oleg Sentsov received 20 years of strict regime, and anti-fascist Alexander Kolchenko 10 years. Previously two other defendants were sentenced in this case: Gennady Afanasyev and Alexei Chirny – both pled guilty and received seven years in a strict-regime colony.

17. August 2015

Greetings to Opinion Festival by George Soros

I wish you every success in the strenuous path to strengthen the voice of your diverse civil society through debates at the Opinion Culture Festival, said the philantropist Georg Soros in his greeting to the 3rd Opinion Festival that took place in Paide.

10. July 2015

Open Society Statement on Developments in Russia

LONDON—We regret the action by Russia’s Federation Council yesterday to send to the Prosecutor General a list of 12 organizations, including the Open Society Foundations, to consider banning. This…

03. July 2015

The EESC and CSF meeting in Brussels: support to Russian civil society important more than ever

The 2nd joint meeting between the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) was held in Brussels on 30 June 2015 to discuss themes of common interest for the Europe Union and Russian civil society.

16. June 2015

Memorial Human Right Centre: The number of political prisoners keeps growing in Russia

The Memorial Human Right Centre published the latest update of the List of Political Prisoners in the Russian Federation as of June 1st 2015. Although the list is not exhaustive, it includes about 50 political prisoners including, people who have either lost their freedom due to a court sentence, are currently in custody or under house arrest – all of which fall under the corresponding international criteria of the PACE resolution No. 1900 (2012).

09. June 2015

Best Estonian 2015 e-service is e-Residency application portal

The title Best Estonian E-service 2015 went to e-Residency application portal, which during its opening week increased the number of e-residency applications over tenfold.