Albania

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
 
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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 Premium
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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