Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

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Latest posts by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

Artist celebrates 120 years of Aromanian National Day by publishing 120 portraits of eminent Aromanians

The Aromanians are an indispensable part of Europe.

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

4 weeks ago

Misinformation and smear attacks follow the freeze of USAID funding in the Western Balkans

The aid actually goes largely to state institutions and the private sector

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

26 February 2025

Montenegrin civil society condemns initiative for Russia-style ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Other states in the Balkans region might adopt similar laws

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

16 November 2024

Belgrade Mayor wants to erect monument to Nazi collaborator from Second World War

Critics consider the rehabilitation of Draža Mihajlović by Serbian nationalists as example of harmful historical revisionism

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

15 October 2024

Regional Award honoring Milan Mladenović highlights creativity of young rock bands from former Yugoslavia

Milan Mladenović was legendary Serbian and Yugoslav alternative rock musician, poet and antiwar movement activist

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

14 September 2024

New Russian-style law censors mentioning LGBTQ+ in the Bulgarian school system

‘Cheap populism’ forbidding ‘LGBT propaganda’ for Bulgarian children

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

2 September 2024

How the war in Ukraine prompted an exodus of Chechens from Russia

An uneasy choice between dying during war and fleeing homeland

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

2 August 2024

Right wing victory in North Macedonia presidential and parliamentary elections

The country will have its first woman president

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

10 May 2024

Serbian movie about Roma singer become a hit in several Balkan countries

Džej Ramadanovski never denied his Roma identity

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

8 April 2024

‘We march bravely': Transgender Day of Visibility marked in North Macedonia

Worrisome trend of mobilizing religious institutions to scapegoat this small vulnerable group

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

30 March 2024

Montenegrin resting contest ends with new record: 50 days of lying down

The contest mocks the stereotype of Montenegrins as lazy

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

18 October 2023

Ahead of presidential elections, Russia rewrites history and promotes nationalism at schools

A new textbook falsifies information about the invasion of Ukraine and Stalin's crimes

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Daria Dergacheva

4 October 2023

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

Pride marches challenge endemic homophobia in the Balkans

Safety and impunity for violence against LGBTQ+ people remain pressing concerns

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

26 June 2023

The war has spread to the territory of Russia. Authorities are ignoring it, there is chaos on the border

The authorities did not officially announce an evacuation

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Daria Dergacheva

6 June 2023

Russia may ban transgender transitioning

Experts and activists on how the life of trans people will change

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Daria Dergacheva

30 May 2023

Why don't global south postcolonial countries associate themselves with post-Soviet countries of Eastern Europe?

Russia’s invasion should be understood as both nationalist and imperialist

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

4 May 2023

Kosovo: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensions

All six incidents occurred in Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

6 January 2023

Opening of shipping routes from Ukraine will not abate commodity and food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa

Low harvests, destroyed equipment, occupied lands threaten global food supply

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

14 August 2022

War in Ukraine is fundamentally changing the relationship between the internet and geopolitics

War is cementing decade-long trends in internet governance and cyberwarfare

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

28 July 2022

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