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Cold and Neglected, North Macedonia Actors Hope for New Theatre
Prilep is home to one of North Macedonia’s oldest theatres, a local cultural landmark – but the building is dilapidated and ...
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BIRN Reality Check: Chinese-Run Mine in Serbia Operating Without Waste Licence
BIRN reported last year that a Chinese-run copper and gold mine in eastern Serbia has been operating without a valid permit ...
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Nenad Nesic: The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Bosnia’s Former Security Minister
Nenad Nesic went from police officer to politician to one of the most powerful cabinet ministers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bosnia Prosecution Seeks Prison Sentence and Political Ban for Dodik
Prosecutors called for jail terms for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and the former acting director of the entity’s Official Gazette, Milos Lukic, saying they deliberately obstructed ...
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Turkish Court Blocks Journalist’s Social Media Accounts, Citing ‘National Security’
A Turkish court has blocked access to the YouTube, X and Instagram accounts of a journalist whose focus on Kurdish rights has repeatedly drawn the hostile attention of the authorities.
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Faded Icon: How Kosovo’s Grand Hotel Went from Showpiece to Relic
Once a symbol of Kosovo’s progress but now dilapidated, Pristina’s Grand Hotel is a sad testament to the disastrous effects of corruption, ownership battles and failed privatisation.