The state court accepted a plea from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who was sentenced to a year in prison and given a six-year ban on holding political office, to convert his jail term to a fine ...

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Court hands deputy head of the Serbian government’s office for Kosovo a six-month jail term and a two-year ban on entering Kosovo for speech 'inciting ethnic hatred'.

After a Turkish court ordered YouTube to shut down jailed journalist Fatih Altayli’s hugely popular channel, Altayli vowed to continue his broadcasts by whatever means he can.

Recent cases of Czech female journalists facing aggressive defamation campaigns for doing their job highlight persistent problems in a milieu still steeped in daily misogyny and sexualisation.

Igor Popovic pleads guilty to charges of inciting ethnic hatred by calling the Kosovo Liberation Army a 'terrorist organisation' in a speech to Kosovo Serbs.

Gagauzia region leader Evghenia Gutul handed seven-year jail term for illegally smuggling Kremlin cash into Moldova to influence voters.

Far from trimming back the bloated public sector, critics say North Macedonia’s year-old government is hiring at will ahead of local elections.

Kosovo’s former president gave a rare interview from detention, saying he does not regret helping to establish the Hague court that is now trying him for war crimes.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik’s unexpected court appearance to answer crime charges has been hailed as a victory for the rule of law – but is more likely a canny move aimed at ensuring his ...

Already repurposed due to legal challenges, Italy’s asylum centres in Albania cost more than originally planned and much more than similar facilities in Italy itself, offering a potential lesson ...

As Donald Trump Jr tours South-East and Central Europe to promote his business – and partnerships with US companies – some Balkan politicians are using his visit to score points of their own.