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Trouble in the Albanian Alps

How a scheme to boost economic development in Albania’s mountainous north could end up enriching a few, harming the environment and angering its neighbours There are few true mountain wildernesses

A Communist history of hip-hop

East Germany’s little-known musical history and the ongoing fight for recognition Breakdancing, rapping, DJing and graffiti may not be the first things that come to mind when one thinks of

Ebola isn’t the only crisis unfolding in the DRC

How a political power struggle could distract from eradication efforts An already deadly and worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is compounded by the ruling government’s

End of the line for Kyrgyzstan’s women drivers

A journalist set out to profile the women trolleybus drivers of Bishkek. What she found was a means of transport – and way of life – on the brink of

Nepal’s silent epidemic

The devastating human and financial toll of surging non-communicable diseases Writing for Nepal’s leading digital news portal, Online Khabar, Pushparaj Chaulagain warns us of an epidemic: the sharp rise in non-communicable

A victory on paper and nothing more

Why Romania’s efforts to legally recognize freelance cultural workers were doomed to fail In April 2023, Romania launched a landmark programme: the Professional Cultural Worker Law. This promised to be