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We provide emergency aid for academics affected by the war in Ukraine or by political repressions in Belarus and Russia. We also provide information on academic freedom in these countries.

News and Statements

Academic network targeted by Russian intelligence services

DPA

German organizations with a focus on Eastern Europe are increasingly becoming targets of espionage operations by Russian intelligence services – not only in cyberspace, reports the German Press Agency (dpa). read here

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ONLINE-SURVEY FOR UKRAINIAN SCHOLARS

is now open and will run until 30 June 2025

The results will form the basis for our Monitoring Report 2025. Every response is of great value to us! Please, share the link in your networks. Thank you so much! Online survey

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Science in the trenches

Documentary

This documentary tells the powerful story of five Ukrainian scientists who, in a single day, had to leave their academic careers behind to serve on the front line. The film explores how these drastic changes have affected their lives, their...

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Public Letter

by German Non-Governmental Organizations Focused on Eastern Europe Regarding the Actions of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group Against Independent Civil Society

Dear Mr. Merz, Dear Mr. Dobrindt, On February 21, 2025, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group submitted a Kleine Anfrage (minor interpellation) to the German government, requesting information on the potential political bias of 17 German non-governmental organizations and whether any public...

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Joint Statement by Institutions in Germany Designated as “Undesirable Organizations”

Statement

Recently, it became known that the German Association for East European Studies (DGO), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Lew Kopelew Forum, OWEN – Mobile Academy for Gender Democracy and Peacebuilding, and the XZ Foundation have been added to the list...

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Statement by the Academic Network Eastern Europe (akno e.V.) on the Classification of the DGO as an “Undesirable Organization” in Russia

Statement

Berlin, March 6, 2024 The Academic Network Eastern Europe (akno e.V.) would like to express its deep solidarity with the German Association for East European Studies (DGO) following its recent classification as an "undesirable organization" by the Office of the...

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Russian government designates our parent organisation akno e.V. as an “undesirable foreign organisation”

Statement

The Russian Ministry of Justice added the Academic Network Eastern Europe (akno e.V.) to a list of “undesirable foreign organizations" on 4 December. The German association is now prohibited from doing any work in Russia. Its partners in Russia are banned from cooperating with...

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