Fears Grow for Vulnerable Residents of Iconic Athens Squat
A self-organising community in the iconic Prosfygika buildings in Athens fears eviction under a renovation plan unveiled by authorities. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
BIRN Launches ‘Diaspora Tales’ Podcast on War, Emigration and Balkan Roots
The five-part ‘Diaspora Tales’ podcast series explores how people displaced by the wars of the 1990s - and their children - remain connected to the region, decades later. KAYNAK: Balkan…
How a Swedish Bosnian’s Facebook Donation Ended up Changing Hundreds of Lives
In the last of BIRN’s series about war-displaced families' enduring connections to their home countries, Emira Havdic Cof explains how a one-off campaign to help a needy family grew into…
Serbian’s Childhood Flight from War Inspired Refugee Work Across the Globe
In the fifth instalment of BIRN’s series about war-displaced people’s continuing links to the Balkans, Sandra Ivanov tells how her family’s emigration to New Zealand forged a commitment to humanitarian…
‘You Never Really Leave’: How Three Exiles Gave a Kosovo Village New Life
In the third instalment of BIRN’s series about war-displaced refugees’ continuing links to the Balkans, three former journalists from Kosovo explain how they organised a literature festival to bring people…
Greece Issues European Arrest Warrant for Refugee-Helping NGO’s Founder
Greek authorities have issued a European warrant for the arrest of the founder of the Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report, accusing him of running a criminal organisation involved in aiding…
‘Doing Good to Feel Good’: Using Tech to Help Kosovo Progress
In the first of BIRN’s series about war-displaced people’s enduring connections to their home countries, Nik Shala explains how his computer skills, honed as a teenage refugee in Finland, are…
Hamid’s Story: A Tale of Death and Europe’s Drift Towards Offshore Detention
The Italy-Albania asylum ‘offshoring’ scheme is being studied by other Western European governments wanting to look tough on migration. But the case of Hamid Badoui, who took his own life…
Three Migrants Die Crossing River on Croatia-Bosnia Border
At least three migrants trying to cross from Bosnia into EU member Croatia drowned after their boat overturned in the River Sava near Slavonski Brod. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight