by CBBSS | May 10, 2021 | Regional News
About 20,000 ethnic Albanians protested in Kumanovo, Macedonia on Monday, marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly gun battle between Macedonian police and Albanian militants, Balkan Insight reports. The protesters oppose both Macedonia’s ruling VMRO-DPMNR...
by CBBSS | Apr 25, 2021 | Regional News
The Wall Street Journal reports on the internal security service that Putin is creating using executive order. The “Russian Guard” will be headed by Putin’s former bodyguard, and it will answer only to the Russian president. Critics say the point of...
by CBBSS | Apr 15, 2021 | Regional News
The BBC covers the Macedonian protests, which are in their fourth night following President Gjorge Ivanov’s announcement he would pardon 56 politicians embroiled in a corruption scandal. On Friday, Macedonia’s parliament was dissolved and early elections...
by CBBSS | Apr 13, 2021 | Regional News
Thousands of Macedonians have taken to the streets of Skopje in the aftermath of President Gjorge Ivanov announcing he would pardon politicians convicted of corruption charges. Riots broke out Wednesday, and some protesters have stormed government buildings. ...
by CBBSS | Mar 28, 2021 | Regional News
Thousands of anti-western Serbs marched in Serbia on Sunday, marking the 17th anniversary of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Far-right groups carried pro-Russian banners praising Putin, and they shouted against the prospects of Serbia joining the EU or NATO. An early...