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Sarajevo, Pride enthusiasm

The first Pride in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held on Sunday 8 September in Sarajevo. A starting point against isolation, violence and discrimination that the LGBT communities still suffer in the country. Photostory by Alfredo Sasso

Passages

"Passages" was born a year and a half ago with the aim of telling the main routes followed by migrants along the borders of Europe. Stories of migrants, refugees, but also doctors, volunteers, operators. Some shots from the Balkans by photographer Matthias Canapini

Northern Albania, the soul of milk

The Syla family lives in the mountain village of Blerim, in northern Albania. Their everyday life, cadenced by ancient rhythms, revolves around the breeding of goats, ancient art and the cornerstone of the family economy. Photo by Valery Poshtarov

Sarajevo asks for justice for Dženan and David

On Saturday, June 29th, hundreds of protesters gathered in the Bosnian capital to express support for the parents of David Dragičević and Dzenan Memić, killed in unclear circumstances, and to demand that the rule of law be respected. Photos by Alfredo Sasso

Kyiv Pride: rainbow march between diversity and police

"It was the celebration that we wanted, and it had to be, because – the organisers reiterated – freedom is in our tradition". The 2019 edition of Kyiv Pride closes with about 8,000 estimated participants – almost twice than in 2018 – and without the violence that had characterised the previous editions. A photo story by Monica Ellena

Bohinj, autumn wonders

It is one of the most beautiful lakes in Slovenia, located in the heart of the Trglav park. You can still breathe the atmosphere of an Alpine culture that has not lost its typicality

Moldova: summer at the lake

Moldova is a landlocked country, but its inhabitants don't give up the pleasure of spending a day on the beach. In Chişinău there are several urban parks that have bathing lakes within them. A photo-report by Francesco Brusa

Absheron’s Bağ Evi: Looking for a Lost Cottage

They were meant for escape from Baku’s sizzling summer days, when high humidity and powerful winds can cover the skin with a gritty, wet film. Bağ evi (literally, “garden house”) are the equivalent of dachas in Russia. Photos by Sheyda Allahverdiyeva

Russia’s Spiritual Christians on Armenia’s Highlands

The village of Fioletovo in northern Armenia is one of a kind. Nestled among the mountains north of Lake Sevan, it is home to 1,500-odd Molokans, a Christian sect which split from Russia’s Orthodox Church in the 16th century

Pristina, closed for smog

Sky-high pollution rates led Prishtina authorities to close the centre to traffic, while many citizens protested to ask for new measures to improve quality of air. A photo-report by Veton Kasapolli/OBCT