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Serbian Capital Set for Gay Pride Parade

Balkaninsight.com - Sun, 18/09/2016 - 08:26
The Belgrade Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, and while the police will be on hand to ensure security, neither they nor the organisers of the event expect any trouble.
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Mafia: ujërat e zeza: Currilla – Durres: Mafia: Edi Rama – Natasho Paco – Vangjush Dako

Balkanblog.org - Sat, 17/09/2016 - 22:48
Die Sinnlosigkeit, Albanischer Institutionen, Ministerien, Bau- und Staatspolizei, Justiz wird erneut deutlich, wo vor Jahren ein „State Capture“ stattgefunden hat. Die Verbrecher Drehscheiben, rund um 400 % Drogen Export Steigerung müssen forciert werden, als einziges Wirtschafts Modell, der Fatos Nano Drug Allegations Alle wichtigen Verantwortlichen auch der Nationalen Grundstücks Agentur, der Bau- und Staatspolizei in Durres werden schriftlich informiert und der erneute illegale Bau, der Natasho Paco angezeigt, registiert und NIchts geschieht. Verantwortliche Verbrecher Polizei Chef in Durres: Ervin Hasrama (Ervin Hasrama është emëruar Shef i Komisariatit të Policisë Durrës) und Dallëndyshe Bici: Direktorin der Staatlichen Grundstücks Überwachung: und Bau Polizei Die Ex-Präfektin von Durres, aus dem Gangster Syndikat des […]
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Bosnian Court Approves Ban on Serb Referendum

Balkaninsight.com - Sat, 17/09/2016 - 17:56
The state-level Constitutional Court ruled in favour of a request from Bosniak politicians and temporarily banned an ethnically-divisive referendum planned by Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska.
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Kosovo Expels Two Reporters Held in Detention

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 18:49
Kosovo has expelled a Russian and a Ukrainian journalist on Friday after police found them in the country without visas.
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Pristina Students Demand Orthodox Church Demolition

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 18:08
A group of students at Pristina University has demanded that a Serbian Orthodox church that stands on the university campus should be demolished or turned into student facilities.
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Sarajevo Parents Worried by ‘Wartime Aggression’ Lessons

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 16:29
Parents expressed concerns after the Sarajevo Canton prime minister announced that children will be taught about war crimes and other atrocities committed in the city during the 1990s conflict.
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Albanians Trade Accusations Over Mystery Plane Crash

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 12:57
The crash of an Italian plane - reportedly carrying drugs - in the Ishem area of Albania has become the subject of numerous conflicting claims between politicians and journalists.
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Croatia Serbs Set Terms For Backing HDZ Govt

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 11:53
Croatian Serb leader says minority MPs are ready to back a government led by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, as long as extreme rightwingers are excluded.
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NATO Faces New Challenges on Eastern, Southern Flanks

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 10:53
NATO’s Deputy Secretary General tells BIRN that the alliance is facing up to new challenges, as the crackdown on government opponents in Turkey and tensions between the West and Russia continue.
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Bosnian Court Faces Crucial Decision on Serb Referendum

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 10:38
After international diplomacy failed to halt an ethnically-divisive referendum planned by Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, its opponents hope that the country’s Constitutional Court can find a last-minute solution.
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Serbian Opposition Seeks End to UAE Agreement

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 07:04
Serbia’s opposition Democratic Party is seeking the termination of a cooperation agreement between Serbia and the United Arab Emirates, claiming it is unconstitutional and harmful.
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Bosnia's 'New' Citizens Snub Ministerial Check

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 07:04
Bosnian authorities are checking up on the citizenships of around 19,000 people who acquired Bosnian nationality – but, only weeks before the deadline expires, few of them have presented the necessary documents.
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Bosnia’s Niqab-Wearers Brave Insults to Show Faith

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 07:03
Muslim women who wear the face-covering niqab say they are often insulted or mocked on the streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but are determined to show they are following religious rules.
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Serbia Mulls Making Putin Ally Consul in Russia

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 06:57
Unconfirmed reports say Serbia's new honorary consul in St Petersburg will be Gennady Timchenko, a Russian businessman with close links to Vladimir Putin's administration.
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Paper License Plates Leave Kosovo Drivers Frustrated

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 16/09/2016 - 06:56
Owing to a bureaucratic bungle, drivers from Kosovo can now only obtain vehicle license plates made of paper, which only Albania will accept - although Wednesday's agreement with Serbia on reciprocal use of licence plates should improve matters.
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US Pass, Politologe, Afghanistan’s Präsident Ghani, Symbol des normalen 100 % Korruptions System der Inkompetenz

Balkanblog.org - Thu, 15/09/2016 - 20:21
Weltweit überall das selbe System durch die Westliche Wertgemeinschaft. Installierung von inkompetenden, vollkommen korrupten Personen durch die USA; NATO, EU und der Beliner Müll macht Alles mit. Wettlauf, wieviel man stehlen kann. Afghanistan: Der Buhmann Präsident Ghani steht an der Spitze eines grundlegend korrupten Systems, dessen Teil er nie gewesen ist Emran Feroz   Vom 10. September 2001 bis heute 15 Jahre Verbrechen von Thierry Meyssan Damaskus (Syrien) Die Vereinigten Staaten und ihre Verbündeten gedenken dem 15. Jahrestag des 11. September. Er ist für Thierry Meyssan eine Gelegenheit, eine Bilanz der Politik von Washington seit diesem Datum zu ziehen; eine besonders düstere Bilanz. Entweder oder: entweder die Version der Attentate […]
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Balkan Police System: Romania: Group Trafficking Minors for Sex Trade Protected by Police Chief

Balkanblog.org - Thu, 15/09/2016 - 18:22
Romania: Group Trafficking Minors for Sex Trade Allegedly Protected by Police Chief Published: Friday, 09 September 2016 15:02 Romanian authorities arrested the police chief of the southeastern town of Mizil and three alleged members of a prostitution ring whose operations the chief allegedly protected. The group is accused of coercing minors into prostitution. Mizil, Romania (Photo: Musichistory2009, CC BY-SA 3.0)Police Chief Marius Rotaru and the three alleged traffickers were detained Thursday under suspicion of establishing a criminal organization, trafficking of minors, human trafficking, robbery, rape, and abuse of power in favoring an offender. Prosecutors believe the group has been active since December 2015, when its members started recruiting girls for […]
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Macedonia Special Prosecution Raises First Indictments

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 15/09/2016 - 16:26
Macedonia's Special Prosecution, SJO, tasked with investigating high-level crime, on Thursday raised its first indictments, in two cases related to last year's wiretap scandal.
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Kosovo War Court Prosecutor Promises ‘Fearless’ Probes

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 15/09/2016 - 16:04
The chief prosecutor at the new special court set up to try former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters for crimes during and after the war promised he would conduct his investigations fearlessly and independently.
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Serb Paramilitary Complains to UN of ‘Illegal’ Extradition

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 15/09/2016 - 13:42
Wartime Serb paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic, known as ‘Captain Dragan’, sent a complaint to the UN claiming he was illegally detained in Australia for years and unlawfully extradited to Croatia.
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