Serbia

People queue to get vaccinated

Cash, beer, doughnuts: Can incentives work to get people vaccinated?

In a matter of weeks, some parts of the globe have gone from trying to get enough vaccines to now having them, and trying to convince people to take them.

Cash, beer, doughnuts: Can incentives work to get people vaccinated?
A man holds a flag and sticks his arm out of a car window, smiling and celebrating.

Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger

Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger
A medical worker gives a shot of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a woman during the vaccination in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 17, 2021. 

Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’

Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’
Several people are shown standing and sitting in in a subway car that has the doors open and another man walking past.

WHO releases new guidelines, sends team to China; Elections in Singapore and Poland; Turkish court annuls Hagia Sophia decree

WHO releases new guidelines, sends team to China; Elections in Singapore and Poland; Turkish court annuls Hagia Sophia decree
A large group of people are shown running from police officers on horseback with smoke in the distance.

Serbian leader backtracks on virus lockdown after protest

Serbian leader backtracks on virus lockdown after protest
An illustration shows several bodies layed out in in various positions with one red body.

In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives

DNA testing is making it possible for thousands of families to recover and identify the skeletal remains of loved ones decades after they were murdered or disappeared. But some families are traumatized and distressed by these discoveries. 

In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives
A Russian soldier stands in the foreground of citizens celebrating, waving flags

Autocracies that look like democracies are a threat across the globe

These other countries don’t look threatening. They look like democracies. But they’re not.

Autocracies that look like democracies are a threat across the globe
Protesters carry a hand-painted sign.

Thousands in Serbia continue to march in nationwide, anti-government protests

After separate attacks on a prominent political opposition leader and a journalist in Serbia, thousands are taking to the streets to protest an increasingly authoritarian government under President Aleksander Vučić.

Thousands in Serbia continue to march in nationwide, anti-government protests
A Kosovo police officer crosses the bridge that connects north and south Mitrovica. The Ibar River serves as a natural divider in Mitrovica, where Serbs live on the northern side of the river and Albanians on the southern side.

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco

Ten years after Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo remain deeply divided — even over food.

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country's version of Costco
Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation, March 2006.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town

Kosovan Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, who was standing trial over the killings of ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, was shot dead outside his party office in the northern town of Mitrovica on Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town
Migrants wait for food distribution inside an abandoned factory close to the Croatian border near the town of Sid, Serbia, Dec. 19, 2017. There are about 8,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Serbia, a result of a tougher European border policies that f

Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate 'game' to reach the EU

Nearly 8,000 refugees and migrants are currently stranded in Serbia. Iraqis and Syrians have the best chances of being granted asylum. People with money can pay a smuggler to take them across the border. It's only the most desperate that try to cross the border into Croatia — and the European Union — illegally.

Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate 'game' to reach the EU
poison in The Hague

Convicted war criminal drinks 'poison' in court, dies

A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after ingesting 'poison' after a verdict was upheld at The Hague.

Convicted war criminal drinks 'poison' in court, dies
An Afghan family walks toward the Hungary-Serbia border on the day the new law takes effect.  They will live in a detention center until a decision is made on their claim.

'How will I live there?' Asylum seekers in Hungary are detained in shipping containers.

A new law takes effect Tuesday in Hungary to lock all asylum-seekers into detention camps made out of shipping containers, while their papers are being processed. Refugees are responding with fear.

'How will I live there?' Asylum seekers in Hungary are detained in shipping containers.
Migrants stand in line to receive free food outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade

In Serbia, migrants are held in terrible conditions — from which they can't leave

Lice and lung problems are just two of the conditions facing migrants who found themselves trapped in Serbia when Europe shutdown its borders last spring.

In Serbia, migrants are held in terrible conditions — from which they can't leave
Refugees and migrants try to warm themselves as they take a break at a gas station before abandoning their trek to the Hungarian border, in the town of Indjija, Serbia on Oct. 5.

Refugees are still squeezing through Europe's clamped borders

Despite reports of closed borders in Europe, some refugees are still managing to find their way in — at a cost.

Refugees are still squeezing through Europe's clamped borders