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Debate and raising awareness on violations of press freedom in 11 countries have been the aims of the 12 European partners engaged until last January in the project "Safety Net for European Journalists", led by OBC and co­funded by the European Union and the Autonomous Province of Trento.

On January 28th we presented the closing event at the European Parliament during the seminar entitled "Je suis Charlie. Media Freedom in the EU and South­Eastern Europe". All audio-files of the speeches can be found here .

Here the analytic report "Building a Safety Net for European Journalists" by Eugenia Siapera, professor of Dublin City University and the handbook for threatened journalists "Safety Net Manual" published by SEEMO (both free downloadable)

22 November

21/11/2013 - 

A journey to Armenia

In the spring of 1930, the Russian poet Osip Mandel'štam set out on a long journey with his wife Nadežda in the Caucasus, the last one before being comdemned to confinement and later death in a Siberian concentration camp. The travel of the two writers, their life and poetry, are the subject of Osservatorio's new documentary project . The multimedia

8 november

08/11/2013 - 

International Conference

Becoming Europe. From solidarity to the European integration of the Balkans and Turkey

The European Union measures in the Balkans and in Turkey the strength of his political project. Scholars, journalists, politicians and diplomats will join the discussion. Closing event of "Tell Europe to Europe” a project led by Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso fostering a wider debate on the present and future of the EU.

Saturday 16th November 2013 | 9:00 - 17:00 | BERGAMO

University of Bergamo, Piazzale Sant'Agostino 2

19 settembre

27/09/2013 - 

Under attack

In the past few weeks the website and informatics services of Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso have been under a DdoS attack. The raids have reached our server causing dysfunctions. Among other problems, we could not send you our by-weekly English newsletter last week as usual.
The anonymous hackers have established a communication line with our editorial staff through a fake Facebook address, ordering us to cancel from our archive the following articles: Corruption and oil in Azerbaijan, Chechnya, school of corruption, Croatia: HDZ ringed by corruption ahead of the elections, Bosnia: international judges under scrutiny

If the articles disappear, the hackers stated, the cyber attacks will stop. Soon after our servers in Germany and the UK were attacked and turned off, and we received a new post threatening further consequences, i.e. the destruction of all our informatics system.

Over the past 10 years, since we started our work, the guiding line of Osservatorio has always been the interest and right of the reader to a free information. While we apologize for last weeks failure, we wish to inform our readers that we will continue along this way, and will not accept being blackmailed.

14 June

14/06/2013 - 

Does Turkey belong in the European Union?

The Turkish economy is growing, together with the country's influence in the Balkans, Northern Africa and the Middle East. The recent protests, however, are highlighting issues which in Turkish society remain unresolved: the level of democracy, the freedom of the press and the distribution of wealth. An EU candidate since 1999, Turkey is still waiting. Enlargement fatigue, the scepticism of some EU countries, and fear of its 80 million of inhabitants, the vast majority Muslims, are keeping her on the waiting line. But does Turkey really belong in the European Union? Join the OBC live debate. The debate ends on June 21st

Call for papers: Islam in Europe through the Balkan Prism. Here for more info

17 may

17/05/2013 - 

The Caucasus International Summer School

The Caucasus International Summer School constitutes a unique opportunity for approaching, with high level international scholars from various disciplines, what makes the South Caucasus a priority in contemporary international studies. From 8th to 12th July, 2013 in Dimaro -Trentino, Italian Alps. Deadline for applications: 20th May.

22 febbraio

22/02/2013 - 

ICTY: the online debate

Has the ICTY contributed to reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia? Twenty years after the creation of the Tribunal, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso organizes a debate with its readers and international experts to assess the work of this institution. With Janine Clark and Refik Hodžić.

Make your voice heard by commenting on the expert's positions or taking part to the poll. The debate ends on 5 March 2013

7settembre

06/09/2012 - 

Featured photo galleries:

The 1947 and 1949 Armenian Repatriation

With an historical-artistic project, Hazel Antaramian Hofman follows the footprints of those people, who, from all over the world, decided to migrate to Armenia after the Second World War. A collection of pictures

Hotels

A provocative title for this picture story by Stefano Piva. It shows collective centres in Kraljevo, South Serbia, which still accommodate refugees from Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo

24 august

23/08/2012 - 

Undergraduate students can apply for grants to participate in the European Innovation and Science Research Forum, Trieste Next, where OBC is media partner.

The first edition, entitled “Save the Food”, will take place on 28th-30th September, in Trieste, Italy.

World-famous speakers, scholars and opinion makers will debate on food security, sustainability, GMOs, neuroscience, food production and consumption. OBC is part of the programme with a Panel on the Balkans.

Deadline for applications: 31st August 2012

10th August

08/08/2012 - 

Undergraduate students can apply for grants to participate in the European Innovation and Science Research Forum, Trieste Next, where OBC is media partner.

The first edition, entitled “Save the Food”, will take place on 28th-30th September, in Trieste, Italy.

World-famous speakers, scholars and opinion makers will debate on food security, sustainability, GMOs, neuroscience, food production and consumption. OBC is part of the programme with a Panel on the Balkans.

Deadline for applications: 31st August 2012

13 luglio

13/07/2012 - 

From Beirut to the Caucasus

Follow the 14-episode story of our correspondent Paolo Martino on the tracks of the Middle Eastern Armenian diaspora. This week: Welcome among Armenians in Lebanon and Sarop's armed struggle