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Balkan Insight is the flagship online publication of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN). We bring you news, investigations and analysis of politics, business and society in the Balkans.

09/12/2024

After the decades-long rule in Syria of Bashar al-Assad suddenly collapsed at the weekend, many Syrians who fled repression and civil war, seeking refuge in the Balkans, celebrated in Turkey, Greece and Serbia, hailing freedom and the possibility of returning home.

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Syrian refugees living in the region took to the streets of Turkey, Greece and Serbia to rejoice over the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime over the weekend.

09/12/2024

Romanians are worried about the state of their democracy after allegations of electoral manipulation results in a bombshell court decision to re-run the race for the presidency.

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Romanians are worried about the state of their democracy after allegations of electoral manipulation results in a bombshell court decision to re-run the race for the presidency.

09/12/2024

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.

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Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.

09/12/2024

BIRN reported in 2022 on the scourge of pollution in the area of Albania’s oldest oilfield. A subsequent inspection resulted in a 10,000-euro fine for the culprit, but the leaks continue.

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BIRN reported in 2022 on the scourge of pollution in the area of Albania’s oldest oilfield. A subsequent inspection resulted in a 10,000-euro fine for the culprit, but the leaks continue.

09/12/2024

Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs, where genocide denial remains rife.

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Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs, where genocide denial remains rife

09/12/2024

Former justice minister Hajredin Kuci and former mayor Isni Kilaj denied obstructing justice and influencing witnesses at Hashim Thaci’s trial for war crimes in The Hague.

09/12/2024

Levels of bullying and violent behaviour in schools have long been concerning – and acknowledged – but effective mechanisms to deal with them have not been found.

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Levels of bullying and violent behaviour in schools have long been concerning – and acknowledged – but effective mechanisms to deal with them have not been found.

09/12/2024

Experts tell BIRN that the lightning fall of Bashar al-Assad creates openings and possible difficulties for Turkey, which has hosted millions of Syrian refugees and supported the armed opposition since conflict broke out 13 years ago.

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09/12/2024

On the outskirts of Tapi, a village near Kucova, south-central Albania, the pungent smell of petroleum gas hangs in the air.

Oil pumps are everywhere – in fields and gardens, on street corners.

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BIRN reported in 2022 on the scourge of pollution in the area of Albania’s oldest oilfield. A subsequent inspection resulted in a 10,000-euro fine for the culprit, but the leaks continue.

09/12/2024

Serbia was among the European countries with the highest number of so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation in 2023, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe, CASE, said on Monday.

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09/12/2024

Greece is perfectly positioned as a hub for the trade in illicit ci******es and other to***co products. Greeks themselves are also hooked on VAT-free smokes.

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Greece is perfectly positioned as a hub for the trade in illicit ci******es and other to***co products. Greeks themselves are also hooked on VAT-free smokes.

09/12/2024

A group in Bosnia that claims to expose paedophiles – and posts footage of its "gentle conversations" with alleged wrongdoers online – has gained a significant social media following.

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A group in Bosnia that claims to expose paedophiles – and posts footage of its "gentle conversations" with alleged wrongdoers online – has gained a significant social media following.

09/12/2024

North Macedonia’s Ombudsman’s office told BIRN that its own study showed that almost half of all elementary school pupils had reported being victims of some kind of violence in school.

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Levels of bullying and violent behaviour in schools have long been concerning – and acknowledged – but effective mechanisms to deal with them have not been found.

09/12/2024

Syrian refugees living in the region took to the streets of Turkey, Greece and Serbia to rejoice over the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime over the weekend.

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Syrian refugees living in the region took to the streets of Turkey, Greece and Serbia to rejoice over the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime over the weekend.

09/12/2024

Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs, where genocide denial remains rife

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