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WEBIn 30 of Europe's biggest cities, streets named after women make up only 9 per cent of the streets dedicated to individuals. The imbalance has started to narrow in some places, but progress is too slow: at this rate, it would take centuries to really close the gap.
Serbia: the beginning and end of Radio B92 - OBC Transeuropa
WEBOct 9, 2014 · The station's anti-war editorial policy did not just translate into uncensored news. The fifty people who collaborated and worked for B92 at the time did not just cover events, they organised them – e.g., the concert of Belgrade's most famous pacifist rock bands or the collection of aid for the refugees from Krajina, ignored by mainstream media.
Bulgaria: the media, law, and freedom of information
WEBOct 17, 2014 · In Bulgaria, media freedom has traditionally been restricted by grey areas, and journalists often come under severe pressure. This interview with Nelly Ognyanova, a leading Bulgarian expert on media law, discusses the legislative factors that define the working framework of journalism in the country
Keljmendi, the boss of the Balkans - OBC Transeuropa
WEBFeb 26, 2010 · Last June, Naser Keljmendi (or Kelmendi) had the honor of being the subject of a letter that Barack Obama sent to all members of Congress. It was a Kingpin act issued by the President of the United States banning USA individuals or companies from performing any kind of transaction with non-US citizens classified as 'significant drug traffickers'.. As of today, 97 kingpins have been sanctioned ...
Edith Durham, Albania's Mountain Queen - OBC Transeuropa
WEBNov 28, 2014 · Edith Durham, an author, aid worker and Edwardian traveller in the Balkans, has left an enduring legacy in South East Europe, namely in Albania. A review of the latest Marcus Tanner book on the first British woman to become Vice President of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Croatia, a controversial law on citizenship / Croatia / Areas ...
WEBApr 30, 2013 · The Zagreb government is determined to soften the requirements for obtaining Croatian citizenship, with an eye on intercepting the diaspora. But there are those who feel discriminated against: the case of Milan Škorić and the 5,000 without nationality
Mir Sada, twenty years ago - OBC Transeuropa
WEBAug 13, 2013 · Marching to Sarajevo to contribute to peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and promote popular diplomacy and non-violent interposition. This was the goal of over two thousand Italian and foreign pacifists who took part in "Mir Sada - Peace Now" in August 1993. One of our journalists participated
Chechen demographic rise: reasons and concerns - OBC …
WEBJan 10, 2019 · Besides demographic growth, these republics also compete in terms of political instability. In the years of 2008-2010 the online media resource Caucasian Knot, which monitors the situation in the region, even recorded lower numbers of violence related death in Chechnya than in Ingushetia and Dagestan.This prompted analysts to speak about a spill over and spread of the Russo-Chechen war, which ...
Femicides in Turkey: a film honours Bergen, the "Woman of Sorrow"
WEBApr 11, 2013 · The film “Bergen ” was released in Turkey on March 4. It tells the life story of singer Bergen, played masterfully by actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah. The film shows the singer’s transformation from a promising cello player to Turkey’s “Woman of Sorrow,” as her nickname has it.
Media freedom in Croatia: the problem is not the laws, but their ...
WEBMar 16, 2021 · According to the latest report by the Association of Croatian Journalists (HND/ CJA), at least 951 trials are ongoing in Croatia against journalists and the media. In the vast majority of cases, these are libel proceedings, and in total the damages claimed from reporters and newspapers amount to approximately 10.3 million Euros.