Novi Sad | Giovanni Vale | 3 November 2025

Miša Bačulov is a Thai boxing champion, philanthropist, activist and, since 2024, a councilor in the Novi Sad City Assembly. Today, he is one of the most prominent figures of the opposition against Vučić. We met with Bačulov shortly before his arrest

The faces of the Drina

From its source, on the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, the Drina flows for almost 350 kilometers, marking much of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina before reaching the plains of Vojvodina where it flows into the Drina. A photographic journey that accompanies the reportage of the same name. Photos and text by Giovanni Vale

Media Freedom in the Western Balkans: Challenges in the Framework of EU Enlargement

As political interference and threats to journalists grow, the EU's new legislative measures, including the anti-SLAPP directive and the European Media Freedom Act, aim to safeguard press freedom in member and candidate countries. A recent webinar highlighted the struggle for media independence in Albania and Serbia amid their EU accession efforts

 

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