Macedonia and Taiwan extend mutual visa-free treatment for five more years
Central News Agency (CNA) in Taipei reported that Taiwan and North Macedonia extend the mutual visa-free treatment for their nationals for another five years from January 1, until March 31, 2030.
According to the agency, Taiwanese passport holders can stay for up to 90 days...
CRTA has filed a criminal complaint against Aleksandar Vučić
"On March 13, CRTA filed a criminal complaint for unauthorized handling of information and documentation seized from CRTA during a raid conducted by members of the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) and for forwarding this information to the President of the Republic. The complaint states...
Bosnian rock-band Dubioza kolektiv ridicules Flat Earth conspiracy theory in a new regional hit song
In just a few weeks, video clips of "Balkan Boys," the new single of the Bosnian rock band Dubioza kolektiv, reached over four million views on social network, gaining a status of regional hit in the Balkans. The song ridicules various stereotypes, including the...
From a soap opera to cyberattacks: The unexpected connection between North Macedonia and Venezuela
North Macedonia and Venezuela lie 9,400 kilometers away from each other, have different languages and have not established diplomatic missions between them (as of January 2025). Yet, they do have tales that began with a soap opera and in more recent turns, politics and...
43 years in Syria’s prisons for refusing to bomb a city
Jailed for rejecting Assad’s orders during Hama’s massacre, Al-Tatari's release after 43 years marks the resilience of human integrity.
On January 10, all eyes will be on Venezuela
Venezuela's presidency feels like a toss-up as both candidates call for massive protests ahead of inauguration day on January 10.
Over 2,000 professors signed the list for support of student protests in Serbia
The list of university professors who signed an open letter expressing support for the Serbian students and their demands constantly grows, and has surpassed 2,000 names so far, Nova.rs reported.
"Dear citizens of Serbia, us, the teachers, associates and researchers of the Serbian universities, stand...
Supporting Activism in Times of Crisis: Emergency Resources for the Western Balkans, research published
The civic space for progressive organisations and activists in Western Balkans is continuously shrinking. Their work and well-being remains critically important and yet is made more challenging given increased security risks, legal threats and a challenging funding landscape, the PeaceNexus Foundation warned.
"In order to...
How Macedonian Students Supported the Struggle of Their Serbian Peers
Students in North Macedonia have expressed their solidarity with their peers in Serbia, who have been fighting for justice and accountability for several weeks. Amid the intensified protests and blockades of Serbian universities, Macedonian student organizations have stated that the student voice is the...
Supreme Court of Belarus upholds harsh sentences for 20 exiled political analysts
Those convicted face immediate imprisonment if they return to Belarus.
Telegram: Pro-Russian channels’ heaven, the topic of Kosovo mobilizes pro-Russian Serbian nationalists
In the last years, channels have appeared on the Telegram application that spread pro-Serbian and pro-Russian narratives in the Western Balkans. There is no affinity for Russia and Kosovo and no pro-Russian groups have been recorded that have the goal to mobilize Kosovo Albanians....
Defending itself against Russia’s armed aggression, Ukraine legally bans Russian Church
Russian propaganda tried to portray the fact that the Ukrainian government banned the Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church as a “persecution of Christians” and as a tendency of the West, which supports Ukraine, to destroy Orthodoxy and the Orthodox Church. This kind of narrative is also...
“Nulta Tachka” – Serbia’s anti-Western propaganda channel
It’s not very difficult to note that every other post on the website is anti-Western and portrays Western countries as unjust, controversial and full of crime. Conspiracy theories aimed at fostering disruption and uncertainty among citizens are based on a few postulates or main...
Belarusian stand-up comedian who compared Lukashenka to a sparrow is accused of defamation
The comedian is well-known for his outspoken criticism of the Belarusian regime and its security forces, particularly in the wake of the 2020 opposition protests.
In Turkey, a street interview lands a citizen in jail
A woman identified as Dilruba Y, was arrested in the province of Izmir, Turkey, after criticizing the government’s choice to block Instagram during a street interview with a local popular YouTube channel, Tuylu Mikrofon (furry microphone).
Macedonian and Serbian media used the incident with President Osmani to incite hate speech on ethnic grounds
On the 1st of August 2024, the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, was involved in a diplomatic incident at Skopje International Airport. This incident sparked a lot of controversy in the media and received particularly strong reactions and hate speech from both Macedonian and...
The disinformation agents set their sights on the Olympics
Back in early June, Microsoft warned that Russia is waging a malign disinformation campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics and the French President Emmanuel Macron. According to their information, the influence operations include fabricated videos, fake news and AI-generated speeches, such as the case...
(INTERVIEW) Rumena Filipova: Russia uses cultural-historical divisions and tensions in the Balkans to hinder EU membership
Authoritarian states such as Russia and China use various strategies to hinder the Euro-Atlantic integration and to manipulate politics and public opinion in the Western Balkans. This, among other things, was said by Rumena Filipova, the recipient of the IVLP Impact Award of the US State...
Trump’s assassination attempt awakened the conspiracy theorists
Numerous conspiracy theories and disinformation spread following the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Truthmeter examined several of the narratives shared so far in the country, coincidence or not, also originated from individuals associated with parties aligned with the Kremlin and hold...
Fact-checkers condemn physical attack against journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf
This article is based collaboration between Global Voices and Metamorphosis Foundation.
The members of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) issued a condemnation of the attack against the journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf that took place on July 16 near near Zadar. As reported by Faktograf, award-winning journalist Melita...
