Doing Our Job
Balkan media generally aren’t too big about asking questions. Sometimes this reaches painful dimensions – as I’ll show in a case where at least two people did their job as journalists.
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A Glass Half Full
On Youtube I just stumbled upon a video that debunks common Western and Balkan myths about ethnic tensions in the region. Sadly, it also peddles a few tropes commonly found in some strands of Serb nationalism. That merits a closer look at it.
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Spreading The Love
There aren’t many people that are so dedicated to bringing new people to Montenegro as Sarah Pavlović. Her booking platform Montenegro Pulse combines in depth information and passion for the small Balkan nation. That’s not just unusual in itself. It’s also that Sarah is originally quite literally from the other end of the world.
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The Time of The Gypsies. Or Not.
Does Albania have a sizeable population of Middle Eastern origin? Official terminology suggests so and regularly confuses an international audience. What may be a local peculiarity highlights the need for scientifically robust terminology when talking about ethnic or national minorities and goes to show that policies protecting their rights aren’t always as simple as they seem.
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People Have Had It
The rape of a 16 year old girl has shocked the people in Kosovo. On Thursday, people took to the streets to express their outrage. And like in Bosnia, it seems to be about a lot more than „just“ a horrendous crime. Too many, this case shows how the authorities in their country are failing them.
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Berlin Balkanizacija
Robert Rigney, Balkan traveller, music aficionado, part time American James Bond in the eyes of many Serbs and others, and most of all writer and journalist makes his comeback in Balkan Stories. It wouldn’t be Robert if it wasn’t with a story full of craziness, ups and downs and lots of Balkan music.
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It’s About Dignity, Stupid
US-President Donald Trump has called several developping countries „shitholes“. With his comment, the US’s Ambassador in Chief not only violated every diplomatic protocol conceivable. He grossly violated the dignity of the people living in the countries he called „shitholes“. We should all speak up against these remarks.
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Zu Gast bei David
Balkan Stories ist zurück von der großen Balkantour und hat einige Geschichten mitgebracht. Bei meinem Zwischenstopp in Banja Luka hab ich David Bailey getroffen, der den großartigen Blog „An Englishman in the Balkans“ betreibt.
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Corruption Is Everywhere
Corruption is endemic on the Balkans. It has a firm grip on politics and almost every part of society. Little is done about. The lastes episode of the political webshow Talk Real gives you an insight why.
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Bahtalo Herdelezi! Srećan Đurđevdan!
Today is Đurđevdan/(H)Erdelezi. The most important festival celebrated by Roma on the Balkans. It will bring millions together in colorful festivities – uniting them across national, religious and often ethnic borders.
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