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- 29 October 2012
- Italy’s Toxic Waste Vanishes Into Albania
Dangerous garbage is being imported to Albania before disappearing without trace, an investigation into the murky world of waste exports reveals. From Prishtina Insight.
- By Guia Baggi, Lawrence Marzouk, Marjola Rukaj, Lorelei Mihala, and Remy Hersbach
- 23 October 2012
- Russian Opposition Picks Leaders Online, Georgian Defense Minister Flees
Plus, BP deal could make Rosneft even bigger and Croatia’s impending EU entry unnerves Germany.
- By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Nino Tsintsadze
- 19 October 2012
- In Albania, Madrasas Even the Secular Love
- A Turkish-based Islamic movement committed to interfaith dialogue, globalization, and making money is changing the face of the country’s school system.
- By Ky Krauthamer
- 11 October 2012
- Ancient Durres Battles to Preserve its Past
- Unchecked growth in Albania’s Adriatic port city leaves history in the construction dust.
- By Ky Krauthamer
- 11 October 2012
- Dissidents Self-Immolate in Albania, Croatian Court Delivers a Budget Blow
Plus, Serbia balks at Brussels’ demand to respect Kosovo’s ‘territorial integrity,’ and Ukraine’s prime minister speaks up for an embattled news channel.
- By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Nino Tsintsadze
- 9 October 2012
- Russian TV Uncovers Alleged Opposition Plot, Kazakh Opposition Leader Jailed
Plus, a Serbian party takes a beating in Bosnian elections and a dramatic protest by a former Albanian political prisoner.
- By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Nino Tsintsadze
- 21 September 2012
- Yoko Ono to Honor Pussy Riot, Bishkek Calls Russian Partnership Crucial
- Plus, West Nile kills five in the Balkans, and a rights group says Russia flouts international law with pre-Olympics evictions.
- By S. Adam Cardais and Nino Tsintsadze
- 17 September 2012
- Russia Hands Moldova an Ultimatum, Bucharest Targets Gold Mine Project
Plus, a Budapest theater cancels an anti-Semitic play and Macedonia persists with a controversial compensation bill for soldiers.
- By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Nino Tsintsadze
- 13 September 2012
- Orban Downplays Role in Azerbaijan Case while Medvedev Says Free Pussy Riot
Plus, a witness describes gruesome organ harvesting in the Balkans and gas starts to flow between Uzbekistan and China.
- By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, and Nino Tsintsadze
- 4 September 2012
- Journalists Protest at Kyiv Media Convention, Russian Duma May Expel Opposition Member
Plus, Serbia backtracks on opposition to sitting around the same table with Kosovo, and Kyrgyzstan’s major parties aim to form a new government in record time.
- By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, and Nino Tsintsadze
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