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Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter. Russia’s war on Ukraine Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and its second-largest city, Kharkiv, came under heavy Russian missile attacks on Tuesday, killing at least five people, a day after Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would “intensify” its assault on Ukraine. Explosions were heard in all […]

LGBTQ+ folks in Estonia can now legally get married after new same-sex marriage laws came into force on 1 January, 2024.

As of January 1, 2024, Estonia has inaugurated a new chapter in its history with the landmark legalization of same-sex marriage, making it the first country that was once under Soviet rule to take such a step towards marriage equality. This significant development means two consenting adults can enter into a marriage without consideration of…

NewsRescue On Monday, Estonia became the first former Soviet country to legalise gay marriage, opening marriage applications to same-sex couples with the start of the new year. The processing of applications is estimated to take one to six months, with the first approvals expected by February 2. In June, the Estonian parliament agreed to legalise

Registrations open after Estonia became first former Soviet-ruled country to legalise gay marriage

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A gay couple who were kicked, called homophobic slurs and hurled rocks at by a group of teenagers have released a video of the attack.

Liisa Rohumaa, a half-Estonian, half-English journalist who lives in Tallinn, writes that since the + in LGBTQ+ means everyone, not only gay people, and concerns basic human rights, then straight people, too, need to stand for gay rights and support equal marriage.

Lauri Hussar, the newly elected president of Estonia, has suggested a change in law could be introduced within weeks.