Questions are being asked of the Greek authorities’ monitoring of private health clinics and a proliferation of spurious ‘wellness’ claims following the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis while undergoing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.
Questions are being asked of the Greek authorities’ monitoring of private health clinics and a proliferation of spurious ‘wellness’ claims following the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis while undergoing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.
As the LGBTQ+ Pride marching season ends for the year, we can continue to draw inspiration from the classics of Balkan queer literature – so here’s a reading list of some of most interesting titles available in English.
As the LGBTQ+ Pride marching season ends for the year, we can continue to draw inspiration from the classics of Balkan queer literature – so here’s a reading list of some of most interesting titles available in English.
As the LGBTQ+ Pride marching season ends for the year, we can continue to draw inspiration from the classics of Balkan queer literature – so here’s a reading list of some of most interesting titles available in English.
As the LGBTQ+ Pride marching season ends for the year, we can continue to draw inspiration from the classics of Balkan queer literature – so here’s a reading list of some of most interesting titles available in English.
Albanian philosopher and writer Lea Ypi talks to BIRN about exploring the importance of freedom and dignity through the plight of her grandparents, who were persecuted by the communist regime.
Albanian philosopher and writer Lea Ypi talks to BIRN about exploring the importance of freedom and dignity through the plight of her grandparents, who were persecuted by the communist regime.
Qali Nur and Dzenita Camo discuss their new documentary, which focuses on the conversations that surviving wartime staff of Sarajevo's famous Holiday Inn never had with their children about the siege years.
Qali Nur and Dzenita Camo discuss their new documentary, which focuses on the conversations that surviving wartime staff of Sarajevo's famous Holiday Inn never had with their children about the siege years.
Music artists who have expressed support for anti-government protests in Serbia say live bookings have dried up as generous public funds are channelled to pop and folk performers aligned with the ruling party.
Music artists who have expressed support for anti-government protests in Serbia say live bookings have dried up as generous public funds are channelled to pop and folk performers aligned with the ruling party.
Music artists who have expressed support for anti-government protests in Serbia say live bookings have dried up as generous public funds are channelled to pop and folk performers aligned with the ruling party.
Music artists who have expressed support for anti-government protests in Serbia say live bookings have dried up as generous public funds are channelled to pop and folk performers aligned with the ruling party.
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s documentary about rock guitarist Samir ‘Bowie’ Mehic, looking back on his wartime life in besieged Srebrenica before his death in the July 1995 genocide, is available on YouTube.
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s documentary about rock guitarist Samir ‘Bowie’ Mehic, looking back on his wartime life in besieged Srebrenica before his death in the July 1995 genocide, is available on YouTube.
The casting of a black actor as the legendary beauty in Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood remake of Homer’s Odyssey is stoking right-wing fury in the US – but some Greeks point out that no one ‘owns’ antiquity.
The casting of a black actor as the legendary beauty in Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood remake of Homer’s Odyssey is stoking right-wing fury in the US – but some Greeks point out that no one ‘owns’ antiquity.
Looking out over Prague from where a monument of the Soviet dictator once stood, the Stalin Cultural Centre has long been a hub for the city’s alternative culture scene. Now it’s fighting for survival.
Looking out over Prague from where a monument of the Soviet dictator once stood, the Stalin Cultural Centre has long been a hub for the city’s alternative culture scene. Now it’s fighting for survival.
Thousands pay tribute to much-loved singer whose ballads became part of the soundtrack of people's lives in North Macedonia, and who was the independent country's first-ever Eurovision contestant.
Thousands pay tribute to much-loved singer whose ballads became part of the soundtrack of people's lives in North Macedonia, and who was the independent country's first-ever Eurovision contestant.
Blerta Basholli says the Cannes award for her film about a girl maturing in war-afflicted Kosovo shows local films can reach an audience far beyond Kosovo’s borders.
Blerta Basholli says the Cannes award for her film about a girl maturing in war-afflicted Kosovo shows local films can reach an audience far beyond Kosovo’s borders.
Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat - and fundraising via corporate sponsorship has brought its own issues.
Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat - and fundraising via corporate sponsorship has brought its own issues.
Rene Karabash tells BIRN how the ancient Albanian custom of women becoming ‘sworn virgins’ became the subject of her acclaimed novel – which put Bulgarian literature in the spotlight as a contender for the International Booker Prize.
Rene Karabash tells BIRN how the ancient Albanian custom of women becoming ‘sworn virgins’ became the subject of her acclaimed novel – which put Bulgarian literature in the spotlight as a contender for the International Booker Prize.
Montenegro is spending big to bring the high-profile EXIT music festival to its shores after its politically-connected exile from Serbia, although not everyone is convinced of the benefit.
Montenegro is spending big to bring the high-profile EXIT music festival to its shores after its politically-connected exile from Serbia, although not everyone is convinced of the benefit.
The siege of Sarajevo, and artists’ role in it, lives on through Milomir Kovacevic's photographs. To coincide with a new exhibition of his pictures, Bosnian writer Semezdin Mehmedinovic sets the scene.
The siege of Sarajevo, and artists’ role in it, lives on through Milomir Kovacevic's photographs. To coincide with a new exhibition of his pictures, Bosnian writer Semezdin Mehmedinovic sets the scene.
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