Nine Years Since the Colorful Revolution: Resistance, Color, and Dignity
By Xhabir Deralla On the afternoon of April 12, 2016, people began to gather in front of the Special ...
New Publication “Defending Democracy and Human Rights” Launched: A Global Roadmap Against War, Nationalism, and Authoritarianism
The landmark publication Defending Democracy and Human Rights – Report and Policy Recommendations is now available online. This 200-page report ...
When Political Positions Are Defended Loudly, and Humanity Dies Silently
By Xhabir Deralla This article addresses a local tragedy in North Macedonia – the fire in a discotheque in Kočani ...
Confronting Lies, Authoritarianism, and War: New Publication Champions Global Action for Democracy and Human Rights
CIVIL – Center for Freedom, in partnership with Media Dialogue and Youth4Media from Germany, and the international organization New European ...
Tragedy in Kochani: Disinformation, manipulation and relativization
Kochani, North Macedonia, March 16, 2025. The country woke up to the horrific tragedy in which 59 people died, among ...
Putin’s losing hand: The myth of Russian strength and Trump’s wild card
By Xhabir Deralla Some believe that Putin’s Russia is in a strong position. One of them is U.S. President Donald ...
Andrijauskas: We cannot be human rights defenders only in our society and ignore human rights abuses in Russia and other authoritarian regimes
“Lithuania is in the most diverse moment in history, since the re-establishment of independence in the early 1990s, and this ...
Steinacker: There is this gap between nice talks, sustainability, Green Deal, and then the reality on the ground
CIVIL Media had an interesting conversation with Gudrun Steinacker, former German ambassador and vice president of the Southeast European Association ...
The (not so) silent war: Russia’s hybrid warfare operations and the threats to Western democracy
By Xhabir Deralla for The Balkan Forum The West must acknowledge an undeniable reality, especially in times when it seems ...
#Towards2030: A regional initiative by The Balkan Forum – an opportunity for the Western Balkans to contribute to worldwide discussions that matter
Last September, the prominent think-tank organization, The Balkan Forum, based in Prishtina, Kosovo, has launched the Towards 2030 initiative. Numerous journalists, analysts, ...