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Human Rights Regressing in Many Balkan Countries – Amnesty Report
As a number of Western Balkan countries join the global trend toward authoritarianism, human rights are suffering, the latest Amnesty International report warns.
Serbia Convicts Yugoslav Army Soldiers of Kosovo Village Massacres
A Serbian court sentenced seven former Yugoslav Army soldiers to a total of 56 years in prison for committing war crimes during attacks on Kosovo villages in 1999 that left 118 ethnic Albanians dead.
Human Rights Regressing in Many Balkan Countries – Amnesty Report
As a number of Western Balkan countries join the global trend toward authoritarianism, human rights are suffering, the latest Amnesty International report warns.
Moldova Prosecutors Send Crime File on Gagauzia Governor to Court
Prosecutors say pro-Kremlin governor was involved in the systemic smuggling of Russian money into Moldova to buy voters and support political groups linked to the convicted oligarch Ilan Shor.
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April 24, 2024
Why Slovakia’s Next President Won’t Be an Original
President-elect Peter Pellegrini is already being compared to former president Ivan Gasparovic, who was also beholden to the Smer party and Robert Fico during his time in office.
April 24, 2024
Croatia’s Election-Winner Faces Tough Dilemma Over Potential Partners
The relative election winner, the HDZ, is negotiating with the far-right Homeland Movement but it also wants to keep national minorities – who the far-right reject – on board.
April 24, 2024
Polls Open in North Macedonia’s Presidential Race
Voting has started in the country’s seventh presidential election since independence – one that may inform the outcome of the more high-stakes general election due in two weeks’ time.
April 23, 2024
UK, NATO Leaders Visit Poland as Tusk Takes on Key Ukraine Role
The British PM chose Warsaw as the place to announce the UK would significantly ramp up its military spending, with more weapons headed to Ukraine to help its war effort.
April 23, 2024
Iraqi Kurdish Boy ‘Pushed’ From Hungary Finds His Place in Serbia
Almost seven years since being unlawfully ejected from Hungary as an unaccompanied minor, Iraqi Kurd Karoh Pistevan has made a life for himself in Serbia.
April 23, 2024
20 Years in the EU: Far From Czexit But Czechs Still Sceptics
Czechia’s relationship with the EU, marked by a high level of economic integration, a pro-Western leadership yet a deep-rooted pessimism towards all things Brussels, is still in its infancy and holds huge potential for change – for better, or for worse.
April 19, 2024
Week in Review: Mafia, Oil and Elections
States captured by mafia, hope of striking oil and associated riches and unpredictable elections and their aftermath are all part of the mix of intriguing premium stories that we bring to our readers this week.
February 22, 2024
