Trepça/Trepča, Mitrovica. More than a mine, a metaphor: of hope and development during Yugoslavia, of struggles and tensions in the Milošević era, of crisis and divisions today. A descent into the bowels of Kosovo. Audio by Francesco Martino, photos by Andrea Pandini [December 2010]
Nor Sunnites nor Shiites, heterodox Muslims of nomadic origins and mystical traditions: Turkish Alevis are estimated around 10-15 millions against a total population of 70 millions. Enthusiastic supporters of Atatürk laicism, they were always seen with suspicion by the central authorities and the majority of the population. "The Lion and the Gazelle", a documentary film by OBC. The trailer
Albanian postcards produced by the Italian State firm “Distaptur” during the occupation of the country. The son of the firm's director made the archive available to Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso – September 2010
This year is the 5th anniversary of the European Neighbourhood Policy, which dictates Europe's relations with its closest neighbours. Currently, at least in the middle term, these countries are not striving to be included in the integration process. Five years of increasing relations, although – and on this point the European institutions find themselves in agreement – there is still a lot of work that needs to be done especially in terms of shared values regarding democracy and human rights. A video.[May 2010]
In December 1989, 20 years ago, Timişoara citizens fought alone against the regime of Ceausescu. The memories of Ioan Savu, one of the leaders of that revolution, and professor Miodrag Milin, the first to collect the stories of those days. A videoreportage by Davide Sighele and Francesco Martino
They have no memory of communism and Ceausescu. They were too young to remember, or were not born yet. They are the Generation '89, they look towards the future, they want to change Romania. A videoreportage by Francesco Martino and Davide Sighele
Philosopher, dissident, politician. Zhelyu Zhelev has been the first Bulgarian president democratically elected after the fall of the Berlin Wall. A videointerview [Bulgaria, 2009]
Our correspondents from Baku and Yerevan, Arzu Geybullayeva and Onnik Krikorian, visited an ethnic Azeri village in Karajala, eastern Georgia. A photo-reportage
The election of Barack Obama has created great expectations at global level. But the Bulgarian political analist Ivan Krastev underlines that the Balkans will not be his priority. A video interview
The story of the Zastava factory, once the biggest car producer in the Balkans, from Yugoslavia to post Yugoslavia, from the Nato bombings to a renewed trade with the U.S. Of weapons.
