Serbia

Protesters carry a hand-painted sign.

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

Global Politics

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.

A Bosnian Muslim woman and child cry near the coffin of their relative, which is one of the 175 coffins of newly identified victims from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in the Potocari Memorial Center, near Srebrenica, July 10, 2014.

Young Bosnians react to Mladić conviction

Conflict
Zozan Khaled Musa, 25

This Syrian’s decision to pass as a non-refugee came at a personal cost

Conflict
A member of the rescue team carries a women as they leave her flooded house in Topcic Polje, near Zepce May 16, 2014. The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Bosnia and Serbia.

The worst flooding in a century in the Balkans is uncovering another menace — landmines

Environment
Nebojsa Jovic is urging Serbs to boycott the Kosovo municipal elections. He says the government in Belgrade is betraying Serbs in Kosovo by telling them to vote.

Serbs in Kosovo say Serbia is abandoning them. Again.

Conflict & Justice

Balkan Music Thrives at Catskill Mountains Camp

Arts, Culture & Media

While many kids have the luxury of going off to camp in the summer, it’s the rare group of adults who slip away for a week of organized play. That’s just what happens each year in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. The draw? Balkan dance and music.

Kosovo: A State Stuck in Purgatory

A few days ago, I was helping my friend push his 1998 Renault across the Macedonian side of the Macedonia-Serbia border […]

Ratko Mladic Inspires Graffiti War in Serbia

Global Politics

While some in Serbia paint walls with murals and graffiti praising Mladic, others continue to paint over it.

Belgrade’s The Orthodox Celts Put Twist on Irish Standards

Global Hit

Irish rock music in the heart of Serbia is what the Belgrade-based band, Orthodox Celts plays. All members of the group are from Serbia and fill the clubs in Eastern Europe with their take on Irish standards and original music with their own Irish twist. Reporter Nate Tabak checked out one of their recent raucous […]

Serbian Blues Musician Ana Popovic

Arts, Culture & Media

Popovic’s new album is called “Unconditional.”