Substitution therapy for addicts is banned in Russia. Three activists are hoping to gain access to the treatment through the European court of human rights. (The Guardian, 14.09.2016) https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-n...

Lunze K, Lunze FI, Raj A, Samet JH (2015) Stigma and Human Rights Abuses against People Who Inject Drugs in Russia - A Qualitative Investigation to Inform Policy and Public Health Strategies. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0136030. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136...

Factors associated with physical and sexual violence by police among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: implications for retention on opioid agonist therapy. Kutsa O, Marcus R, Bojko MJ, Zelenev A, Mazhnaya A, Dvoriak S, Filippovych S, Altic...

TEHRAN — Iran (...) is debating a measure that could significantly cut the number of executions, local news outlets reported Tuesday. (New York Times, 04.10.2016) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/05/world/middleeast/iran-which-executed-nearly...