10.05.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Albania
According to Socialist opposition, electoral roll for elections on 23 June 2013 contains many suspected duplicate identities and hundreds of thousands of voters without exact addresses [ID 246811]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Albania Opposition Spotlight Electoral Roll Errors |
10.05.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Albania
Anti-discrimination commissioner asks 2 politicians to issue public apology to gay community for offensive comments made in media [ID 246823]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Albania Politicians Chided for Anti-Gay Slurs |
09.05.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Serbia
Belgrade: NGOs "Egal", "Bear zajednica" and "Loud & Queer" initiate arrangement of place for homosexuals to socialize and access information [ID 246704]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Serbian Gays Get Own Space for First Time |
30.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Anti-Discrimination Network urges parliament not to accept annual report for 2012 presented by state Anti-Discrimination Commission [ID 246371]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Macedonia Accused of Concealing Discrimination |
24.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo: A dozen representatives of Bosniak, Bosnian Serb and Croat victims’ groups protest about delays in adopting umbrella law to provide basic rights for some 200,000 people who were tortured in wartime [ID 245677]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Bosnian Torture Victims Stage Parliament Protest |
23.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Debate on new media law by journalists and media organisations; concerns over possible restrictions on media freedom [ID 245676]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Journalists Take Macedonia Media Law to Task |
22.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Opposition candidate wins local elections in Centar, while opponent claims fraud; re-run of local elections in several areas once again marred by reports of irregularities [ID 245358]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Macedonia Opposition Celebrates Skopje Poll Victory |
22.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Kosovo
Around 45 NGOs, including BIRN, make joint statement that telecom firm IPKO’s decision to move private broadcaster KTV (KohaVision) from channel 3 to channel 83 was assault on media freedom [ID 245360]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Kosovo Cable TV Operator Accused of Censorship |
19.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Kosovo
Skenderaj/Srbica: 2 journalists of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network BIRN testify that, like their director Jeta Xharra, they also received threats by Sami Lushtaku, who was mayor at that time [ID 245023]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Journalists Testify in Lushtaku vs. Xharra Case |
19.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Kosovo, Serbia
Governments of Kosovo and Serbia agree on future of Serb-run North Kosovo in tenth round of EU-led talks [ID 245024]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Kosovo and Serbia Seal Historic Deal in Brussels |
17.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Court orders cancellation of election victories of opposition candidate in Skopje and of ethnic Albanian candidate in Struga [ID 244821]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Court-Ordered Macedonia Poll Re-runs Criticised |
15.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Draft law proposing formation of media regulatory body criticised by journalists' unions [ID 244819]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Macedonia Media Law Stirs Censorship Fears |
13.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Serbia
Novi Sad: About 30,000 people gather at opposition rally in main city in Vojvodina, protesting against alleged separatism of provincial government [ID 244822]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Protesters Demand Early Elections in Vojvodina, Serbia |
11.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
After death of their founder and owner, Nikola Mladenov, weekly Fokus and daily newspaper Fokus close [ID 244820]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Two More Critical Media Close in Macedonia |
10.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Albania
Tirana: Dozens of reporters and activists protest over police assault on Top-Channel TV cameraman [ID 244149]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Albanian Journalists Protest Over Colleague's Assault |
08.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Kosovo
President Jahjaga criticises parliamentary debate about ethnically-charged land dispute at historic Serbian Orthodox monastery at Decan/Decani [ID 244152]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Kosovo President Urges End to Serb Monastery Row |
07.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Second round of local elections passes off without major incidents but with allegations of irregularities [ID 243732]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Irregularities Mar Macedonia Municipal Polls |
03.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Albania
Although number of blood feuds has declined, they continue to deprive families of basic human rights [ID 243342]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Blood Feuds Still Blight Albanian Lives, Report Says |
03.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of Republika Srpska adopts regulations on issuing personal identification numbers after state-level parliament abolished law on IDs in February 2013 [ID 243618]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Bosnia Serb Entity to Issue Own ID Numbers |
02.04.2013 -
Balkan Insight
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
Daily newspaper uncovers potentially important evidence that official investigation into death of journalist Nikola Mladenov missed [ID 243346]
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Open Document
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Appeal or news release: Macedonia Police 'Missed Evidence Into Journalist’s Death' |
