The Olympics of Control — 2014 or 1984?
Sochi may be sunny and the skies bright blue, but I feel as if the Olympics are in 1984. I
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Month: February 2014
Chaos in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Government buildings set on fire in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla
The third day of mass uprisings, on February 7 2014, in Bosnia and Herzegovina took a violent turn. According to
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Turkish Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked
A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying
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Passenger on Turkish airliner tries to divert it to Sochi
A passenger on a flight from Ukraine to Turkey on Friday attempted to divert the Turkish airliner to Sochi, Russia,
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Bulgaria nominates former State Security agent for EU diplomatic posting – report
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has nominated Branimir Radev, a former secret agent of the country’s communist-era security services, for
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Large turnout in Plovdiv for protest against Muslim court claims on property
More than 1000 people from all over Bulgaria, most of them from football clubs, took part in a February 7
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Romania faces government reshuffle after finance minister’s resignation
The resignation of Romanian finance minister Daniel Chitoiu has opened the door for a wider government reshuffle, one that could
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Bulgaria’s draft election code: Media face huge fines for damaging ‘good name’ of candidates
Media that publish material that damages the “decency, honour and reputation” of candidates during an election campaign will face fines
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Committee to Protect Journalists: Press freedom weakens in several countries, cyberspace
For the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has added cyberspace as a category on its yearly risk list,
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