Inside #Russia news and social media sites are blocked. Journalists have been forced to flee - but from exile they're sharing information into Russia, despite the risks. UPCOMING EVENT 31 May w/ Faridaa Katerina Kotrikadze Ilya Yablokov peter pomerantsev buff.ly/3sKB1F8

News and social media sites are blocked in Russia. Journalists have had to flee but are fighting back in exile. Join our event on 31 May with Faridaa, Katerina Kotrikadze, Ilya Yablokov & taisia bekbulatova 👉 buff.ly/3lDQAdH International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) CGHR Reuters Institute

Independent media have a crucial role to play in Russia – it must offer an alternative vision of what the country can be, write Farida Rustamova, Theo Tindall and Stephanie Diepeveen. opendemocracy.net/en/odr/russia-…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been accompanied by a clampdown on independent media. Despite big obstacles, journalists are finding innovative ways to reach Russian audiences. New insight from Theo Tindall, Stephanie Diepeveen & Farida Rustamova ✍️ #RussiaUkraineWar buff.ly/3ywgCHj

The #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda aims to ensure women participate in and influence all peacebuilding & conflict prevention decision-making processes. What factors enable women’s voice and leadership in transitions from conflict? Read our new set of papers 📚 odi.org/en/about/our-w…

In academia & policy, the influence of civilians on armed groups in conflict dynamics has often been ignored. But this is changing. Research from Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand & Theo Tindall explores a new framework focusing on civilian agency & power. buff.ly/3RcYZlF

📢Big news: after 2 years as the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups hosted at ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social, we’re going out on our own as an independent NGO armedgroupscentre.org

There is no simple solution for delivering social media governance that promotes democracy and human rights. As Telegram shows, any approach must recognise the diverse ways platforms intersect with political activity globally. Theo Tindall | Stephanie Diepeveen buff.ly/3s4ZsML

A deeply harmful decision. Independent media like Дождь are essential to countering Russian state propaganda and providing Russian audiences with accurate information about the war. Western governments should be working to support them, not to make their work even harder.

In a new report on "Crime and Communities: Life under Criminal Group Control" we are looking at the practices of 'criminal' vs 'political' armed groups 👇 - with Ashley Jackson Centre on Armed Groups and Theo Tindall ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar…

With ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social we just published a report on the critical commonalities between 'criminal' and 'political' groups, and their techniques to control communities, co-authored by Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand & Theo Tindall. Read more ⤵️ armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar…

✍️ Our new report, Citizens Without a State, looks at de facto authority From Afghanistan to Taiwan, non-recognition has negative impacts on many millions. Author Theo Tindall ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social argues for a rethink of approaches to DFAs Read more: armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar…

Non-recognition of de facto states has negative political, social and economic effects on civilians living in those territories. There is scope to develop policies to address current gaps in forms of engagement with them. New brief from Theo Tindall: buff.ly/3QQBwtD 📙

Very excited to share a new report for ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social and Centre on Armed Groups exploring the consequences of non-recognition for people living in de facto states and the need for international actors to find new ways of engaging with them.

ICYMI The Centre's latest paper on life in de facto states delves into the impacts of non-recognition on ordinary people -- and what the international community should be doing differently when dealing with DFAs Theo Tindall ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social armed-groups.squarespace.com/reports-and-ar…