Tommaso Siviero
@sivierotommaso.bsky.social
BIRN journalist specialised in migration, long time Sarajevo resident.
Climate Arena Fellow. Co-author of weekly newsletter Balkan Brew https://balkanbrew.substack.com
Co-founder of journalism and media festival FuoriFEST
Climate Arena Fellow. Co-author of weekly newsletter Balkan Brew https://balkanbrew.substack.com
Co-founder of journalism and media festival FuoriFEST
Reposted by Tommaso Siviero
#BalkanBrew, the freshest NL on all things Balkan, is out—and it’s packed: protests in #Serbia; #Kosovo shutting down Serb parallel institutions; #Romania ex-leaders accused of crimes against humanity; iconic trams making a comeback in Trieste; queer maps, and... runaway salmon!
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Serbia just doesn't stop
Serbian protests escalate, Kosovo shuts parallel institutions, and ex-Romanian leaders face crimes against humanity charges. And beware: dangerous salmon are loose.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#BalkanBrew, the freshest NL on all things Balkan, is out—and it’s packed: protests in #Serbia; #Kosovo shutting down Serb parallel institutions; #Romania ex-leaders accused of crimes against humanity; iconic trams making a comeback in Trieste; queer maps, and... runaway salmon!
tinyurl.com/5ddm638s
tinyurl.com/5ddm638s
Serbian protests escalate, Kosovo shuts parallel institutions, and ex-Romanian leaders face crimes against humanity charges. And beware: dangerous salmon are loose.
Keep up with the Balkans with Balkan Brew, brought to you by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I 👉 balkanbrew.substack.com/p/serbia-jus...
Keep up with the Balkans with Balkan Brew, brought to you by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I 👉 balkanbrew.substack.com/p/serbia-jus...
January 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Serbian protests escalate, Kosovo shuts parallel institutions, and ex-Romanian leaders face crimes against humanity charges. And beware: dangerous salmon are loose.
Keep up with the Balkans with Balkan Brew, brought to you by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I 👉 balkanbrew.substack.com/p/serbia-jus...
Keep up with the Balkans with Balkan Brew, brought to you by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I 👉 balkanbrew.substack.com/p/serbia-jus...
3 minors died before New Year's eve on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. Activists trying to rescue them were stopped by the Bulgarian police.
Authorities are denying deliberate neglect. But tracks and footprints found near the bodies raised suspicions of wrongdoing.
balkaninsight.com/2025/01/09/a...
Authorities are denying deliberate neglect. But tracks and footprints found near the bodies raised suspicions of wrongdoing.
balkaninsight.com/2025/01/09/a...
Activists Claim Bulgarian Police Failed to Save Migrants Who Died After Crossing Border
Activists told BIRN they gave the Bulgarian police the exact coordinates of three young migrants who were in distress after crossing the Turkish border on December 27. They were later found dead in a ...
balkaninsight.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3 minors died before New Year's eve on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. Activists trying to rescue them were stopped by the Bulgarian police.
Authorities are denying deliberate neglect. But tracks and footprints found near the bodies raised suspicions of wrongdoing.
balkaninsight.com/2025/01/09/a...
Authorities are denying deliberate neglect. But tracks and footprints found near the bodies raised suspicions of wrongdoing.
balkaninsight.com/2025/01/09/a...
Reposted by Tommaso Siviero
It's Friday & the new issue of #BalkanBrew, the NL I'm writing with @sivierotommaso.bsky.social is out: this week we write about a terrorist attack in #Kosovo and red-painted squares in #Serbia. But also: the solution to a 47-year-old murder case and abandoned taxi drivers.
shorturl.at/CVKo8
shorturl.at/CVKo8
Critical damages
A terrorist attack in Kosovo and red painted squares in Serbia. The solution to a 47 year-old murder case and abandoned taxi drivers.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:27 AM
It's Friday & the new issue of #BalkanBrew, the NL I'm writing with @sivierotommaso.bsky.social is out: this week we write about a terrorist attack in #Kosovo and red-painted squares in #Serbia. But also: the solution to a 47-year-old murder case and abandoned taxi drivers.
shorturl.at/CVKo8
shorturl.at/CVKo8
A man came from TikTok and took over Romania.
Far-right Călin Georgescu was not on anyone's radar until he won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections.
Find out more about him on this issue of Balkan Brew by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social 👇
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/the-man-fr...
Far-right Călin Georgescu was not on anyone's radar until he won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections.
Find out more about him on this issue of Balkan Brew by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social 👇
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/the-man-fr...
The man from TikTok
Strange candidates in Romania, tough times for foreign workers and for women's rights. Plus: an iconic fighter, and Jugoesperanto
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November 29, 2024 at 9:15 AM
A man came from TikTok and took over Romania.
Far-right Călin Georgescu was not on anyone's radar until he won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections.
Find out more about him on this issue of Balkan Brew by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social 👇
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/the-man-fr...
Far-right Călin Georgescu was not on anyone's radar until he won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections.
Find out more about him on this issue of Balkan Brew by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social 👇
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/the-man-fr...
The EU is tightening its borders more and more. And as borders become increasingly harder to cross, violence rises.
Violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the Balkan Route. My and my colleagues' investigation for Balkan Insight 👇
balkaninsight.com/2024/11/20/a...
Violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the Balkan Route. My and my colleagues' investigation for Balkan Insight 👇
balkaninsight.com/2024/11/20/a...
As Borders Tighten, Violence Rises on Migrant Route Through the Balkans
With the EU tightening its borders, violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the routes that bring refugees and migrants to Europe through the Balkans.
balkaninsight.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
The EU is tightening its borders more and more. And as borders become increasingly harder to cross, violence rises.
Violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the Balkan Route. My and my colleagues' investigation for Balkan Insight 👇
balkaninsight.com/2024/11/20/a...
Violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the Balkan Route. My and my colleagues' investigation for Balkan Insight 👇
balkaninsight.com/2024/11/20/a...
Reposted by Tommaso Siviero
#BalkanBrew is out!
This week: the impact of fossil fuels & climate issues in the #Balkans, the hunt for #Romania’s long-lost treasure & holiday smiles from #Albania. Plus a deadly quiet neighborhood in #Serbia and a wondrous flying machine.
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
This week: the impact of fossil fuels & climate issues in the #Balkans, the hunt for #Romania’s long-lost treasure & holiday smiles from #Albania. Plus a deadly quiet neighborhood in #Serbia and a wondrous flying machine.
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
Not coping at all
Environmental problems and long-lost treasures. But also, medical tourism in Albania, deadly quiet neighbourhoods and flying cars.
balkanbrew.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:56 AM
#BalkanBrew is out!
This week: the impact of fossil fuels & climate issues in the #Balkans, the hunt for #Romania’s long-lost treasure & holiday smiles from #Albania. Plus a deadly quiet neighborhood in #Serbia and a wondrous flying machine.
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
This week: the impact of fossil fuels & climate issues in the #Balkans, the hunt for #Romania’s long-lost treasure & holiday smiles from #Albania. Plus a deadly quiet neighborhood in #Serbia and a wondrous flying machine.
balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
Elon Musk hates Substack and actively blocks it on X.
Since @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I launched our weekly newsletter Balkan Brew, our reach on that social has been non existent.
Let's hope here things get better.
Check it out and subscribe (for free) balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
Since @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I launched our weekly newsletter Balkan Brew, our reach on that social has been non existent.
Let's hope here things get better.
Check it out and subscribe (for free) balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
Not coping at all
Environmental problems and long-lost treasures. But also, medical tourism in Albania, deadly quiet neighbourhoods and flying cars.
balkanbrew.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Elon Musk hates Substack and actively blocks it on X.
Since @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I launched our weekly newsletter Balkan Brew, our reach on that social has been non existent.
Let's hope here things get better.
Check it out and subscribe (for free) balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...
Since @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I launched our weekly newsletter Balkan Brew, our reach on that social has been non existent.
Let's hope here things get better.
Check it out and subscribe (for free) balkanbrew.substack.com/p/not-coping...