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Politician’s Killing Stains Albania’s Turbulent Election Campaign
Police inspect the scene where a politician was murdered and four citizens were injured in Elbasan, Albania, March 21, 2021. Photo: LSA
Xhuvani is a former state official who had campaigned for several parties, including the Socialist Movement for Integration, LSI, and the Justice and Integration and Unity Party, while being a Socialist Party activist currently.
Police, Soldiers among Albanian Ruling Party’s Voter Tracking ‘Army’
Some appear to be members of the National Guard, state police and army, who by law would be prohibited from engaging in party politics.
Albania’s Pre-Election Quarantine Order Slated as Voting Trick
The Kakavija crossing point on the border between Albania and Greece on 20 February 2021. Photo: LSA
Albania Prosecutors Investigate Socialists’ Big-Brother-Style Database
Illustration: David Maddison/Flickr
Bushati said prosecutors asked him where the information came from, and said he had refused to reveal his source, calling the meeting "a short meeting without much substance" while suggesting that the prosecutors should instead investigate how the personal data of the citizens ended up in the hands of a political party.
Anti-Semitism Used as Tool in Balkan Disputes: Report
Although there is a "low presence of anti-Semitism" and only a few thousand Jews remaining in Western Balkan countries, the issue is being appropriated for use in ongoing regional political disputes, says a new report published by the International Republican Institute NGO on Thursday.
From Belgrade to London, Roma Girl Band Sings for Female Empowerment
"Nobody forced me to do so. It was my own choice, but I made a mistake. That's why we aim to encourage other young girls not to let their parents arrange a marriage they don't want. At the same time, we advocate that they get a new perspective on life."
Poverty and discrimination
Photo: GRUBB/Daniel Ibraimovic
Thousands entering Serbia to get a vaccine VIDEO
Crossings with Bosnia and Herzegovina completely jammed.
Border crossings cameras are showing convoys of vehicles entering Serbia at the crossings of Mali Zvornik, Sremska Raca and Trbusnica.
Convoys of vehicles are also registered at the Horgos crossing, at the entrance to Serbia from Hungary, but also at Batrovci and the Sid crossing towards Croatia.
‘Growing Awareness’ Stopped Albanians Going to Syria, Study Shows
Family members of Albanians held in Syria urge the government to help their repatriation on 14 September 2020. Photo: Nensi Bogdani/BIRN
Kosovo’s Kurti Urges Albanians Abroad to Join North Macedonia Census
Kosovo's potential Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has used his growing popularity in the wider Albanian diaspora to call on ethnic Albanians from North Macedonia to take part in that country's census.
In snap elections in Kosovo on February 14, Kurti's Vetevendosje party received the support of more than 75 per cent of the more than 50,000 votes that Kosovars living abroad cast.
US Pushes Albania to Bar Crime-Linked Candidates From Election
The US Ambassador to Tirana, Yuri Kim, has put fresh pressure on Albanian parties to vet their lists of candidates submitted to the Central Election Commission, CEC, ahead of the April 25 elections, suggesting some should be disqualified.
More Work, Less Pay: COVID-19 Worsens Plight of Stressed-Out Balkan Reporters
By the nature of the job, most journalists can ill-afford to stay at home. At work, however, they face a constant balancing act between getting the story and protecting their health and the health of their loved ones.
Albania Breaks Pledge to Ensure Diaspora Can Vote in Election
With the deadline to set up a register of diaspora voters about to expire next week, Albania has missed its chance to ensure around 1.2 million Albanians living abroad can vote in the next general election, which is due in April.
February 17th 1914: 107 years since the declaration of the Autonomy of Northern Epirus (video-photos)
The indigenous Ethnic Greek minority of Albania is experiencing a “velvet” ethnic cleansing while Europe is preparing to accept Albania in the EU!
Pandemic Leads to Rise in Cyber Abuse of Children in Albania
Thousands of children in Albania are at greater risk of harm as their lives move increasingly online during the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF and local experts warn.
UNESCO: Pandemic Has Worsened Minorities’ Schooling in Balkans, Central Europe
Children with disabilities are more likely to be out of school and excluded from mainstream education in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia than elsewhere, a new analysis by UNESCO shows.