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July 16, 2012 | Virginia Quarterly Review
Romania: Mountains of Gold
The Rosia Montana mine is one of the oldest mines in the world, but now it threatens to destroy the ancient village it long ago built.
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Eastern Europe
February 16, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
In Belarus, Looking Outward for Change
Belarusians living in the "last dictatorship in Europe" are looking outward for information and help.
December 11, 2011 | Virginia Quarterly Review
Dark Days in Belarus
Twenty years after independence, Belarus struggles for freedom under the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko.
November 14, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Bulgaria: A Town Debates Plans for an Open-Pit Mine
In the cafes of Krumovgrad, Bulgaria, young and old debate the proposed opening of a large open-pit gold mine by a Canadian company, a project that could increase jobs—but also contaminate the water.
September 19, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Romania: Beekeeper Refuses to Leave His Hives
Remus Cenusa is one of the last 40 residents in a Romanian village who is refusing a resettlement offer from Rosia Montana Gold Corporation. The beekeeper wants to remain under the buzz of his bees.
September 06, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Heir to Romania's Mining History Defends Stake
An ancient Romanian mining town is wary of losing its historical roots to a large-scale open pit mine.
August 23, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Belarus in the Time of Lukashenko
In Belarus, city streets are filled with fear and resignation despite the recent wave of pro-democracy protests. Across the countryside, Soviet-style agricultural and industrial systems are not the source stability they once were. Poverty and joblessness are on the rise. A gloom hangs over Europe’s last dictatorship.
August 11, 2011 | The Washington Post
20 Years After Soviet Fall, Peace Elusive in Karabakh
Armenia and Azerbaijan may be on the brink of another bloody battle over the disputed land of Nagorno-Karabakh, a de-facto state in the mountainous region of the South Caucasus.
August 03, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Nagorno-Karabakh’s Future
Nagorno-Karabakh faces an unpredictable future as it fights for international recognition.
July 27, 2011 | The Economist
Searching for Banksy in Belarus
Belarussian artists and intellectuals have found a place in Minsk where they can express themselves, but still feel they are being monitored closely by the KGB.
July 21, 2011 | The Atlantic
In Belarus, Clapping Can Be Subversive
As the rallies in Belarus grow each week, the government has begun to crack down. But protesters are not deterred and have started making homemade DVDs of police brutalities.
July 19, 2011 | CQ Global Researcher
Peacebuilding: Can it Stabilize Countries After the Fighting Stops?
The United Nations has attempted to implement peacebuilding programs in post-conflict areas, but problems linger in places such as Rwanda and Bosnia.