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Macedonia, the Refugee Emergency

23/09/2015 -  Francesca Rolandi

The NGO Legis is one of the few organizations working with migrants and refugees in Macedonia. An interview with Mersiha Smailovikj, one of the founders of Legis, provides a complex picture of the situation

The Balkan trail: Orban's wall

22/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Budapest

The Hungarian wall, on the border with Serbia, casts a first curtain on the Balkan Trail, forcing refugees to change course and head to Croatia, making their journey even more difficult. Seventh and final episode of our correspondent's diary

The Balkan Trail: resting in Belgrade

21/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Belgrade

Our correspondent continues his journey with the refugees crossing the Balkan Trail. For many, the stop in Belgrade is a time for resting after the fatigues of the long journey. Sixth episode

Balkan Trail: arrival in Preševo

21/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Preševo

From Macedonia to the border with Serbia. The refugees cross the border and head for Preševo. Fifth episode of the travelogue by our correspondent on the Balkan Trail

Business on the Balkan Trail: Macedonia

17/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Gevgelija

Dozens of company-owned buses wait for refugees at the border between Greece and Macedonia, to take them across the country, all the way up to Serbia

The Balkan Trail: from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija

16/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Thessaloniki

Before reaching the town of Gevgelija, Macedonia, our correspondent stops in Thessaloniki to discuss the refugees' situation with the Mayor. Third episode

The Balkan Trail: Said

15/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Athens

Downtown Athens, a small garden full of people. This is where we meet Said, an Afghan boy with a contagious smile

The Balkan Trail: arrival in Piraeus

15/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale Atene

Every day refugees and migrants cross the Balkan peninsula to reach the European Union. Stages in a difficult and tiring journey as described in the diary of our reporter

Refugees in Serbia: the stance of civic society

14/09/2015 -  Caterina Ghobert

Pavle Kilibarda, researcher at the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, explains the situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. Interview

Azerbaijan: Aliyev’s most wanted list

04/09/2015 -  Arzu Geybullayeva

The jail sentence inflicted on investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova is the latest episode in the fight against freedom of speech in Azerbaijan

Croatia: the fascist legacy

03/09/2015 -  Sven Milekić Zagreb

An initiative advocating the use of the Ustaša salute ‘Ready for the homeland’ in the Croatian army has caused shock in the local public, indicating the persistence of a fascist legacy in Croatia

The Hungarian wall

03/09/2015 -  Giovanni Vale

At the border between Serbia, Hungary, and Romania, where the EU geographically begins but morally ends

Serbia: the out-priced State media

02/09/2015 -  Dragan Janjić Belgrado

Serbia's first phase of media privatisation was met by few prospective buyers, and by a dramatic surge of the price of some local broadcasters

Kosovo: the Association of Serb Municipalities

02/09/2015 -  Violeta Hyseni Kelmendi Pristina

The Brussels deal between Serbia and Kosovo has been met both with enthusiasm and disappointment in the region

The New Wall and us: One Tea on the Way to Exile

01/09/2015 -  André Cunha (with the collaboration of Móni Bense)

The journey from Syria to Europe, along the Balkan route. In Hungary: apartheid and solidarity. Third Episode

Khadija Ismayil: "I might be in prison, but the work will continue"

31/08/2015 -  Radio Free Europe

Today, August 31, Khadija Ismayil read her final statement in court. The prosecutor cut her short. Here is Khadija Ismayil's full statement

At risk Rustavi 2, Georgia's most popular TV channel

31/08/2015 -  Simone Zoppellaro

Legitimate claim or political plot? A former co-owner of one of the country's most popular TV channels has claimed the intellectual property of the TV logo. The judiciary intervenes with a number of temporary restrictions and Rustavi 2 risks to disappear

The new wall and us: children who do and don't remember

25/08/2015 -  André Cunha, (with the collaboration of Móni Bense)

Chronicle of a journey along the border between Hungary and Serbia in late June and early July, a week from the building of a new wall in Europe. Second Episode

The new wall and us: Paradise lost

21/08/2015 -  André Cunha (with the collaboration of Móni Bense) Szeged

From the boundary between Hungary and Serbia, where a new wall is being built. The first episode of a reportage

Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bobar Banka case

20/08/2015 -  Rodolfo Toè Sarajevo

The story of Bobar Banka Bijeljina highlights the possible reasons for the convocation of a referendum in Republika Srpska against the judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina