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Houses and Fences
By Andrada Fiscutean and Sorina VasileLooking for safety and control, some Romanians are moving into isolated residential complexes. From Decat o Revista. Read more
Our news roundup: theater protests in Albania; surrogate babies stuck in Ukraine; Bulgarian TV outraged; quarantined cashmere in Mongolia; and still no COVID-19 in Turkmenistan. Read more.
More of the Same
By Aubrey Simon – Disinformation and pressures on journalists continue to plague Serbia, and pro-presidential propaganda even got so bad that Twitter had to enter the fray. Read more.
In the news today: Russia at odds with U.S. media; protests in Bulgaria; coronavirus in Tajikistan; Bleiburg massacre commemorations; and remembering an illustrious Czech. Read more.
Reporters Instead of Prosecutors
By Sladan Tomic – How Bosnian reporters uncovered a series of apparent frauds in public contracts for pandemic-related medical supplies. Read more
Around the Bloc – 14 May
News from around the bloc: Russian ventilators in the U.S.; Budapest and Brussels; the Khachaturyan sisters; Orthodox priests held in Montenegro; and Georgian tea pickers in Turkey. Read more
‘Corona Ciao’: Parody of Old Revolutionary Song Goes Viral in the Balkans
By Filip Stojanovski – Even Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has got involved. From Global Voices. Read more
Highlights from our coverage region: asylum seeker abuse in Croatia; opening up in Uzbekistan; Telegram abandons blockchain; stunning fossils in Bulgaria; and a friendly reminder for Georgia. Read more.
Czech Republic (Re)Discovers Drive-Ins
When the coronavirus emptied streets and city centers, people found a retro solution to social isolation: drive-in theaters. Read more.