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Montenegro Gays Protest Over College Meeting Ban
LGBT and student organizations plan to stage a protest walk on Friday in the town of Niksic, protesting over a college ban on a gay rights meeting.
The organizers say the "walk of pride" will support the further development of freedom for the student LGBT community.
Kosovo Women Justify Male Violence, Survey Says
A survey conducted by the Kosovo Statistics Agency ASK and UNICEF suggests that almost half the women in Kosovo were willing to justify male violence towards women - sometimes for such trivial reasons as the wife burning her husband's dinner.
Just over 42 percent of Kosovo women, questioned about whether they would justify violence directed at them in certain situations, said "Yes".
Boom in Private Security Causes Concern in Montenegro
Nearly half of all security guards in Montenegro work in the grey - unofficial - economy, were trained using outdated procedures and are unsufficiently monitored, a new report says.
About 2,000 security guards work in Montenegro but most work without official permits, the Interior Ministry report, which BIRN has seen, says.
Montenegro MPs making Fighting Abroad a Crime
Montenegro's parliament on Wednesday adopted a law punishing participation in foreign conflicts with up to 10 years in jail - part of the government's measures aimed at tackling the issue of Montenegrins heading to the Middle East and fighting for Islamist extremists.
Montenegro's New Leftists Carry Torch for Syriza
An opposition MP and former union leader, Janko Vucinic, on Friday announced the formation of a new left-wing party modeled on Greece's Syriza, which will rally the country's "looted and disenfranchised" workers.
Montenegrin activists work to increase support for NATO
Montenegrin activists work to increase support for NATO
NATO membership is beneficial because it improves democratic principles, state security and EU integration, experts and citizens say.
Citizens need to become more aware of what NATO membership would mean for the country, activists say. [AFP]
US Pushes Montenegro to Punish Fighting Abroad
The US ambassador in Podgorica, Margaret Ann Uyehara, on Monday praised the efforts of Montenegro to curb violent extremists but urged MPs to speedily adopt amendments to the criminal code, penalising participation in foreign battles.
Montenegro Urged to Close Rundown Refugee Camp
European rights officials are to urge Montenegro to shut the largest refugee camp in the country, where Roma displaced from Kosovo by the late 1990s war are still living in desperate conditions.
Bulgarian Customs Seize 8.7 Kg Heroin in Kosovo-Bound Car
Bulgarian customs officers have seized 8.7 kilogrammes of heroin at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at the border with Turkey, the National Customs Agency said on Friday.
The drug was hidden in a recess beneath the floor of a Kosovo-registered Audi passenger car travelling from Turkey to Kosovo via Bulgaria.
Montenegro Lags in Employing Minorities
Ethnic Montenegrins comprise 45 per cent of the country's citizens but have just over 82 per cent of the jobs in the public administration, according to new government study.
Ethnic Serbs make up 28 per cent of the population but have only 7.3 per cent of the jobs on the state payroll.
Report Lifts Lid on Montenegro's Dirty Hospitals
A searing indictment of the state of cleanliness in all 15 Montenegrin hospitals was published on Wednesday showing the presence of dangerous bacteria and poor standards of hygiene.
Of more than 400 surveyed samples taken in November and December, more than 30 per cent registered bacteria, media reported.
Montenegro, Serbia strengthen military ties
Montenegro, Serbia strengthen military ties
Migrants from Kosovo "find new route" in bid to reach EU
Migrants from Kosovo "find new route" in bid to reach EU
PRISTINA -- Ethnic Albanians continue to leave Kosovo in great numbers even after their departure via Merdare has been prevented.
Buses carrying immigrants headed for Hungary and on to other EU countries are no longer allowed to go via this administrative line crossing, located between Kosovo and central Serbia.
Montenegro Policeman in Deportation Case Wins Payout
Montenegro will have to pay 87,000 euros to a former policeman for unlawful detention after he was acquitted of war crimes charges for detaining and deporting Bosnian refugees in 1992.
Montenegro MPs Urged to Curb Spying Proposal
Three of the leading rights groups in Montenegro, MANS, Action for Human Rights and the Center for Civic Education, on Monday urged parliamentarians to amend the new law on the National Security Agency - concerned about proposals to allow warrantless surveillance.