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In the spotlight: in Serbia, these women who lead the fight against domestic violence

In Serbia, a woman dies every ten days under the blows of her spouse (illustrative image).

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Serbia: these women leading the fight against domestic violence

A woman dies every ten days in Serbia under the blows of her husband, but society continues to ignore domestic violence.

About fifteen reception centers exist in the country.

with two women who have escaped the clutches of their violent companion.

The inflationary wave sweeps over the Balkans

All the Balkan countries are affected by the inflation that is hitting Europe.

Food and energy prices are soaring, threatening to push the most vulnerable populations into poverty, and as governments across the region struggle to come up with measures to alleviate the crisis.

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The Balkan countries are losing their population

In Kosovo,

continues, leading to an aging population.

The country could soon run out of engineers or doctors.

And the experts are unanimous, the process should further accelerate if visa liberalization is finally adopted.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has

in their primary and secondary schools.

Last year, they were 93,000 less than ten years earlier.

27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide: commemorations and provocations

Thousands of people

came to the Potočari Memorial in Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 11 to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

This year, the remains of 50 victims were buried.

The European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece and Turkey

Greece was condemned

on July 7 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the sinking in 2014 of a refugee boat in the Aegean Sea, following the intervention of the coast guards.

Eleven people had died and no thorough investigation was carried out by the authorities of Athens.

A few days later, on July 11,

for its refusal to release philanthropist Osman Kavala, imprisoned since 2017.

History: understanding the collapse of Yugoslavia through the social sciences

How did the Yugoslav intellectuals experience the collapse of the old Federation and above all did they see it coming?

Did the debates that agitated the Yugoslav social sciences in the 1970s and 1980s foreshadow the catastrophe?

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