Balkans

Concern Mounts For Kosovar Lawyer Arrested By Serb Police

Abducted by a special team of Serbian policemen on December 3 and since held incommunicado, Teki Bokshi, the Kosovar Albanian lawyer who has led efforts to free some 2,000 ethnic Albanians still held in Serbian jails, now shares their uncertain fate.

10 Nov 05

Wave Of Anti-Americanism Sweeps Croatia

Zagreb's latest and most blatant anti-American outburst adopted a tone and manner not seen since the Communist era and the height of the Cold War - and has elicited a swift response from the US State Department.

10 Nov 05

A Prostitute's Call - 'We Will Take Over Kosovo'

Kosovar Albanians are used to living their lives according to a traditional moral code that - among other things - guides the conduct of women in public. The arrival of organised prostitution shows that like so much else in the tormented province, that co

10 Nov 05

Yugoslav Military Flex Muscles In Montenegro

The stand off at Podgorica airport last week highlighted a stream of small-scale confrontations between Belgrade and Podgorica that is increasingly successfully undermining Montenegro's efforts to make its own way in the Balkans.

10 Nov 05

A New Chance For Inter-Ethnic Relations

VMRO-DPMNE candidate Boris Trajkovski swung last month's presidential elections in Macedonia, despite allegations of vote fraud, notably in the west of the country. But what does it mean for ethnic harmony in the country?

10 Nov 05

Yugoslav 'Information Law' Strikes Again

Two daily papers and Studio B TV have again been penalised under Serbia's Information Law - for reporting claims that the state had a part in an alleged bud to assassinate opposition leader Vuk Draskovic.

10 Nov 05

Tudjman's Death Leaves Uncertainty In Bosnia

For some people in Bosnia, the death of Franjo Tudjman was a national tragedy, for others it raised hopes for better relations between the two countries. But the post-Tudjman era is bound to bring uncertainty to Bosnia.

10 Nov 05

Croatia's Failed Historian

Dragutin Hedl reflects on the legacy of Croatia's leader - Tudjman the Tito fan, the fanatical nationalist, the lover of luxury and hoarder of riches, his country's self-proclaimed hero - and its wrecker.

10 Nov 05

Vuk Draskovic's Fledgling 'Falcons'

On December 7, the opposition Serbian Renewal Movement announced plans to form a special unit to 'counter the threat of state terrorism'. They have a military-sounding name - the Falcons - but they don't have guns. Yet.

10 Nov 05
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