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First-instance verdict in Štrpci Case overturned – trial restored

On 30 October 2023, the Court of Appeal in Belgrade issued a decision annulling the first-instance verdict in the Štrpci Case and returning the case for retrial. The Humanitarian Law Center considers it inadmissible that thirty years after the abduction and murder of twenty civilians in Štrpci, the judicial authorities are unable to conduct the procedure in a professional manner and reach...

Celebrating the ex-Yugoslav music scene, hall of fame style

This article by Ena Rizvić was originally published on Balkan Diskurs, a project of the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC). An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a content-sharing agreement.   Drawing inspiration from the Musicians Hall of Fame, Will Richard, an American, started the creation of the EX-Yugo Rock Center (EYRC) in Sarajevo. The aim of EYRC is...

Legendary Italian comics series Zagor turns 60

Comics fans from Italy, a large portion of the Balkans and Turkey have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the publication of Zagor comics series, which for decades has been one of the most popular in the region. The first episode featuring Zagor was published on June 15, 1961 by the Italian publishing company Sergio Bonelli Editore. The comics was...

We travel mostly by car and public transport, we use buses and trains less and less (infographic)

In the past three decades, the traveling habits of the Macedonian nationals have changed significantly. The data provided by the State Statistical Bureau of North Macedonia show that car and taxi transportation have had become the main means of transportation through the years. In 2018, 80.4% of the traveled passenger-kilometers in the road transport (9,452 millions passenger-kilometers), were in private...

Bulgarian media are resurrecting a nationalist myth by resurrecting the “Bloody Christmas” of 1945 in Macedonia

On Monday, Christmas day in Macedonia, a large part of the Bulgarian media recalled the so-called “Bloody Christmas” of January 7, 1945, when “1200 Bulgarians” were killed in the present territory of the Republic of Macedonia or the then Federal Democratic Republic of Macedonia. For instance, let’s take the article published by faktor.bg, where in addition to this claim they...

Ivanov on Brexit: We fear that the EU could travel the same road as Yugoslavia

We received the news about what happened today in the UK with great concern, primarily because all our strategic objectives are aimed towards the European Union, stated today the President of the country, Gjorgi Ivanov, during his visit to the Ministry of Interior. Ivanov said that Europe now finds itself in a new situation for which they have no previous...