Welcome to a special edition of the Capitals. This edition is sponsored by the European Media and Information Fund as part of the F.R.E.I.H.E.I.T project - Fact-checking & Reliable European Information to Help Europe Integrate Together. Itaims to address foreign interference in European media via meticulous, fact-checked editorial production by freelance journalists from Europe and the Eastern Neighbourhood.
Kyiv
Article by Olena Churanova Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [Shutterstock/Volodymyr Nikitenko]
Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, dozens of projects have emerged in Ukraine to combat disinformation. This is a daily challenge for Ukrainians and, given the high level of media literacy in society, they have been able to resist. Read more.
Chișinău
Article by David Smith (@dsmith098) , Moldova Matters Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [EPA-EFE/DUMITRU DORU]
Moldovan citizens will go to the polls for presidential elections and a referendum on the country’s future EU integration in October, but for Chisinau’s pro-EU government, the bigger challenge until then is the fight against Russian disinformation. Read more.
Tbilisi
Article by Katie Shoshiashvili (@KShoshiashvili) Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [EPA-EFE/DAVID MDZINARISHVILI]
As thousands of Georgians are protesting their country’s shift towards an anti-Western policy and the adoption of Russian-style laws, the ruling Georgian Dream government has ramped up its disinformation tactics. Read more.
Yerevan
Article by Anna Pambukhchyan (@Pambukhchyan) Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [EPA-EFE/VAHRAM BAGHDASARYAN /PHOTOLURE]
Against a backdrop of hybrid warfare and continuous security crises, Armenian civil society is striving to institutionalise mechanisms to combat disinformation. Read more.
Baku
Article by Rovshan Mammadli (@MammadliRovshan) Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [Shutterstock/Poetra.RH]
As Baku prepares to host COP29, the largest international climate summit, the Azerbaijani government has ramped up its crackdown on the remaining vestiges of its civil society. Read more.
Minsk
Article by Jan Novak Click on the picture to read the story | Photo by [EPA-EFE/STRINGER]
Belarus has taken extraordinary steps to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people this year as it finds itself excluded from the democratic world and is taking lessons from its much larger Russian neighbour. Read more.
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[Edited by Alexandra Brzozowski/ Zoran Radosavljevic]
