President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov has revived an old idea of the political elites of the South Caucasian republic, that of joining the Russian Federation. Bibilov announced legal procedures for South Ossetia to become part of Russia will be launched after the upcoming 10 April South Ossetian presidential election. Meanwhile, Abkhazia dissociated itself from that path and insisted it does not want to renounce its independence. Keep reading

Corsica has been undergoing a historic wave of protests over the last two weeks following the attempted murder of political prisoner Yvan Colonna in a prison in Arles. To find out more about the context that has led to this situation, we have spoken to André Fazi, professor of Political Science at the University of Corsica. Keep reading

Anti-Putin Chechen volunteers have formed battalions in support of the Ukrainian army as Putin’s close ally and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has sent in men into battle. Chechen nationalists, having been defeated in the Caucasus 20 years ago, now see the conflict as a window of opportunity to fight Russia. Keep reading

Corsican political prisoner Yvan Colonna is in a coma in a very serious condition after another prisoner strangled him on Wednesday 2nd in a prison in the Occitan city of Arles. The attack has provoked the indignation of Corsican parties and movements, who hold the French state responsible. Keep reading