We warmly invite you to join us at VOX-POP on January 30, 5-7 pm, for a new year’s event that embodies a collective spirit of support and generosity – the launch of Book Boost, a new initiative by the University of New Europe. At this event, we treat you to a rich cultural program, featuring readings with authors Dore van Duivenbode and Lisa Weeda, and a mini writing workshop/performance by artists Liza Bukina and Katja Markelova. PhD researcher Anna Greszta, Slavic-studies alumni Marijn Verlangen and Mari Janssen host the programme together with professor Ellen Rutten (Department of Slavic Languages and Cultures, University of Amsterdam). Book Boost is a fundraising project with dual benefits: offering uplifting gifts to at-risk students and academic & arts professionals from Central- and Eastern Europe and supporting the Ukrainian charity Bright Kids, which aids children affected by the Russian aggression. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase prints through donations and participate in a lottery – wonderful prizes await!

Join The Moscow Times for Women Against the Kremlin, a groundbreaking event uniting leading women politicians, activists, artists and more from the anti-war, anti-Kremlin movement. Together, they will address these challenges and showcase their strength, resilience and commitment to change.

On 07 December, during the #HumanRightsWeek, NHC will create a space for further reflection on the future of human rights work in the wider Europe region

Konstantine Eristavi’s research explores the link between neoliberal reforms and authoritarianism in post-Soviet Georgia. Mainstream accounts wrongly assume that authoritarian practices are somehow accidental to the neoliberal project implemented in the region.