Interview with Slobodanka Jovanovska: Russian influence in North Macedonia
How big is the Russian influence in North Macedonia?
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Širom: The openness in our music lets the magic happen
Your music consists of an imaginative set of folk sounds and an acoustic rock. What inspires you to create this distinctive sound, followed by your unique stage performances?
When we started creating music together, we decided to…
Amarildo Fecanji: Society does not change for the better, unless we leave our comfortable bubbles
What is your view on the progress towards LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans?
When looked at in retrospect, this is an historical momentum for the rights of LGBTI people in the Western Balkans, as well as most of the world. This is the…
Kosovo Pride Parade: “Bashkë dhe krenarë”
Yesterday, under the slogan “Bashkë dhe krenarë” (Together and proud), activists, supporters and allies of the LGBTIQ+ community filled the main squares of Pristina for Kosovo's Pride Parade.
Organized for the fifth time, this time…
Fundraiser: Gender reassignment for Lila
“Please allow me to say a few words in an attempt to explain the reasons why I have chosen to go ahead with this GoFundMe endeavor. I am a transgender (male to female) person, living and working in North Macedonia. Ever since I have been…
The European Commission is preparing a new code for protection against misinformation on social…
"No one fully complied with the code," said EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton. "But from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and TickTock, one worked better than the other." EUObserver finds out that it is Twitter.
All five…
Reflections on worn out narratives
It doesn’t stop to amaze me how people still seem to find all of the blame within the Ohrid Framework Agreement, but seemingly no blame with a system that perpetuates division and does almost nothing for the inclusion of the marginalized…
Fundraiser: Gender reassignment for Lila
"Please allow me to say a few words in an attempt to explain the reasons why I have chosen to go ahead with this GoFundMe endeavor. I am a transgender (male to female) person, living and working in North Macedonia. Ever since I have been…
Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's decision to withdraw from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was announced on Saturday.
The convention is an international…
The Hague verdict recognized forced pregnancy and marriage as war crimes
Forced pregnancy and forced marriage were internationally recognized as war crimes following the sentencing of former child soldier Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Ongwen, who was a senior commander of…
