Albanian

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Albanian author Ismail Kadare remembered by authors from Central and Southern Europe

Written by Filip Noubel

3 July 2024

A few soca songs to take you from start to finish of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

8 February 2024

The vanishing asterisk: The evolution of the EU’s approach towards Kosovo

Written by Sbunker

22 September 2023

Protest demands justice two years after COVID-19 hospital fire in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

17 September 2023

Stories about Albanian

Women in public positions in North Macedonia are easy targets of hate speech

Ingrained stereotypes about women’s roles in society are often weaponized against women who challenge traditional norms or take on leadership positions

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

20 December 2024

From inbox to front page: How the media fuels hate speech in North Macedonia

By thoughtlessly reporting hate speech without context, the media ends up spreading it

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

3 December 2024

Barbie in the Balkans: From disinformation to Yugonostalgia

Barbie dolls are a longstanding part of pop culture in the Balkans

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

27 July 2023

Disinformation helps weaponize homophobia in the Balkans

Homophobic narratives attempt to undermine trust in the European Union

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

29 June 2023

Serbian politicians and media continue the anti-NATO narratives over 1999 Kosovo War intervention

NATO's bombing campaign during the Kosovo War remains a subject of controversy

Written by Sbunker

6 June 2023

How the school massacre in Serbia played out on TikTok

Following the Serbian tragedies, some are calling to ban TikTok in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 May 2023

Digitization of public services in Albania has increased their quality, digital rights analyst claims

The COVID-19 pandemic provided impetus for the digitization process in Albania

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

14 October 2022

Flood of false bomb threats raise security concerns in Kosovo

On June 16, there were 73 bomb alerts in one day across Kosovo

Written by Sbunker

19 July 2022

The war in Ukraine has increased tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Tense relations between Kosovo and Serbia benefit Russia

Written by Sbunker

8 July 2022

Russian and Serbian officials continue to deny the Račak/Reçak Massacre

Denying the 1999 war crime serves to deny similar atrocity in Ukraine

Written by Sbunker

6 July 2022

Understanding the damaging effects of Russian propaganda against NATO and Kosovo

Harmful propaganda hides the truth about the 1998-1999 Kosovo War

Written by Dren Gërguri

27 June 2022

Spreading misinformation about Kosovo was once again used as part of election strategy in Serbia

Before the practice was stopped, Serbia organised elections in independent Kosovo

Written by Sbunker

31 May 2022

Ylli Morina: The 13-year-old mathematical genius from Skopje who is tutoring university students

He shares his knowledge via a YouTube channel, mainly in Albanian

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

18 May 2022

North Macedonia creates a new national park occupying 2% of its territory

The area is last refuge of the critically endangered Balkans lynx.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

3 July 2021

Nationalists in North Macedonia use border closures to sow confusion and mistrust

Factcheckers disproved the claims but the damage was already done

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 June 2020

Kosovo government first to fall in worldwide coronavirus crisis

Emergency measures exposed tensions in the fragile ruling coalition

Written by José Carpintero Molina

26 March 2020

Chen Qiushi: A citizen journalist on the frontline of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

Chen risks his life by reporting from the center of the epidemic outbreak in Wuhan. He vowed to stand with Wuhan people by bearing witness to the situation inside the quarantined city.

Written by Oiwan Lam

6 February 2020

Decolonising and demystifying Central Asian literature through translation

One translator wants the region's literary riches to be seen as more than just 'exotic'

Written by Filip Noubel

2 September 2019

Threatened with demolition, Albania's National Theatre continues to resist despite a police raid

In Tirana, an ongoing protest against the planned demolition of the National Theatre reveals deep social and political divisions that polarize the Albanian society.

Written by Alida Karakushi

29 July 2019