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[Global Voices @globalvoices]

Pride marches in all Balkan capitals all came with similar demands: stopping hate speech and hate crimes fueled by widespread homophobia and transphobia.
#PrideMonth

https://t.co/CtvOq9drDt

[Western Balkans Anti-Disinfo Hub @antidisinfonet]

On June 26th, fake audio recording was posted on Twitter, claiming to be a conversation between Kosovo PM, @AlbinKurti, and the @USAmbKosovo Hovenier, regarding the arrest of Serbs.
This disinformation was debunked by @sbunker:
https://t.co/dSaG7nlL4k

[Natalie Sarkic-Todd @SarkicTodd]

My latest piece on #Montenegro, sounding the alarm about betting the economy on #cryptocurrency.

[Ian Milley- Ariel🇺🇸🇺🇦🇧🇦🇭🇷🇲🇰🇸🇮🇦🇱🇲🇪 @Ariel651483001]

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[Western Balkans Anti-Disinfo Hub @antidisinfonet]

The biker club Night Wolves, also referred to as “Putin's Angels” in US media, participated in the 2017 protests led by Macedonia's former nationalist government, which culminated in a violent storming of the Parliament and nearly caused a civil war. https://t.co/xyPHhDE5VZ

[Western Balkans Anti-Disinfo Hub @antidisinfonet]

Rodina Makedonija runs the "Coalition for Protection of Children," consisting of 31 small political parties and NGOs, supported by the U.S. fundamentalist Christian lobbying org. Family Watch.
Their banner reads "Keep your hands off our children."
Links: https://t.co/DRHzcgGlgc

[Nasredin Hoja @nasredinhoja]

#ukraine #Taiwan https://t.co/cAs3s9XkQe @globalvoices @UkrVoices_Tw @YuliaAbibok @GVinUkrainian @oiwan @vivianwubeijing @stwithukrainetw @Focus_Taiwan @marinakhonina @ZelenskyyUa @badiucao @newsua @olekshyn

[Macedonia in English @Macedonia_en]

@EUinTransition @Ariel651483001 The #church protest in #NorthMacedonia was supported by pro-Kremlin fringe political party Rodina Makedonija. Here's a bit of background about them by @zombifikacija via @vistinomer. https://t.co/WqhSy3mxmZ

[Europe in Transition @EUinTransition]

@Ariel651483001 @Macedonia_en Moscow emerged as a major generator of homophobic narratives that exploited existing endemic intolerance in the Balkans region. https://t.co/9UM3a2mmfQ

[Europe in Transition @EUinTransition]

@antidisinfonet @FactCheckBG @NDIKosovo @globalvoices @AEJBulgaria @jlfeder @vistinomer Such criminal behavior further erodes the fragile social cohesion of Balkan societies, contributing to increase of the already present extreme polarization, as well as normalizing an atmosphere of fear, where any minorities or people with different opinions can be scapegoated.

[Europe in Transition @EUinTransition]

After 2013, Moscow emerged as a major generator of homophobic narratives that exploited existing endemic intolerance in the Balkans region.
@antidisinfonet @FactCheckBG @NDIKosovo @globalvoices
https://t.co/9UM3a2mmfQ

[Europe in Transition @EUinTransition]

@antidisinfonet @FactCheckBG @NDIKosovo @globalvoices @AEJBulgaria @jlfeder @vistinomer #PrideMonth2023 marches have been pointing to the devastating effects of homophobia and transphobia, demanding a systemic response to issues of impunity for hate speech and hate crimes that undermine democracy and the rule of law. https://t.co/bZnzEA8fLb

[Europe in Transition @EUinTransition]

@antidisinfonet @FactCheckBG @NDIKosovo @globalvoices @AEJBulgaria @jlfeder @vistinomer The ripple effect of the official Russian rhetoric has an impact among Kremlin proxies in the Balkans, promoting the myths of “innocent” Russia and the “wrong” West, generating outrage based on fear and prejudice. https://t.co/FSkQR6jGKT

[Global Voices @globalvoices]

Many Turkish citizens are wary of how authoritarian narratives saw a quick uptick since Erdoğan’s reelection, but also seek other venues to exercise democracy. @MelissaVidaa
#Turkey #GVObservatory

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