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August 28th, 2008

Georgia, Russia, Serbia: The Use (or Abuse) of Some Historical Facts?

Sinisa Boljanovic · 19:47

lingua → es · bn

Serbian bloggers follow closely the situation in the Caucasus region. Many of them compared and analyzed the Kosovo issue and the newest opportunities in South Ossetia. Some of them were careful to express their own thoughts and mainly cited thoughts of politicians. Here is a post by a Serbian blogger who quoted in his blog some pieces of the last statements by Russia's government officials, who linked military operations in Georgia to certain historical events. 5 comments · »»

August 12th, 2008

South Ossetia: Did Kosovo set a precedent?

Sinisa Boljanovic · 00:52

lingua → mk · fr · mg · es

When Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February this year, many feared that it would set a precedent for other secessionist regions in the world, particularly in the Caucasus. Sinisa Boljanovic analyzes what bloggers said then and what they are saying now that those fears have become a reality. 25 comments · »»

August 5th, 2008

Croatia: Anniversary of Operation Storm

Sinisa Boljanovic · 17:50

On the 4th of August 1995 the largest European land offensive since World War II started in Central Croatia, in the area of Krajina. Until then Croatian Serbs were the majority population there, but a few days later there were no Serbian families left in this area. For that reason it was called Operation Storm (Operacija Oluja). Bloggers comment on the anniversary. 6 comments · »»

July 27th, 2008

Serbia: Demonstrators Attack Journalists in Belgrade

Sinisa Boljanovic · 19:48

lingua → mk · fr

Starting with the night when Radovan Karadzic was arrested, nationalist group members and high-ranking officials of the Serbian Radical Party have been gathering in the streets of central Belgrade. Although there were police units nearby, on July 24 the protesters broke several store windows and brutally attacked journalists and cameramen of the "treacherous media." Below are some of the bloggers' responses and other public reactions, compiled and translated by Sinisa Boljanovic. 0 comments · »»

July 26th, 2008

Serbia: New Instructions and Law Regulations on Online Privacy

Danica Radovanovic · 21:40

lingua → mk · fr · es · it

On July 21, Serbia’s Republican Agency for Telecommunications posted a Document of Instructions for Technical Requirements for Subsystems, Devices, Hardware and Installation of Internet Networks on their official web site. This news didn’t go unnoticed yesterday in Serbian blogosphere and internet community, as many bloggers expressed various opinions as well as disapproval because of the potential abuse of users’ privacy. 3 comments · »»

July 23rd, 2008

Serbia: Radovan Karadzic was Disguised as a Doctor

Sinisa Boljanovic · 12:59

lingua → es

Radovan Karadzic lived in Belgrade under false name of Dragan David Dabic. He was disguised as an alternative medicine doctor and even worked in one private clinic in Belgrade. He also was a contributor to the Healthy Life magazine and took part in forums and lectures, gathering up to several hundred people. At the time of the arrest, Radovan Karadzic (aka Dragan Dabic) had long hair and a white beard. Sinisa Boljanovic translates Serbian bloggers' reactions to this astonishing piece of news. 5 comments · »»

July 22nd, 2008

Serbia: Local Bloggers Discuss the Arrest of Radovan Karadžić

Sinisa Boljanovic · 08:54

lingua → mk · de · es · bn

Just a few days after the 13th anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica, in which over 7,000 people, most of them Muslim civilians, were killed, Radovan Karadzic, former president of Republika Srpska, is arrested. Many bloggers from the Serbian blogosphere were surprised by the news. Below are the first reactions from some of them. 2 comments · »»

July 16th, 2008

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Anniversaries of Massacres

Sinisa Boljanovic · 23:29

lingua → es · zht · zhs

Every year, bloggers and journalists remind their readers of the tragic events that took place in Bratunac in 1992 and in Srebrenica in 1995. The truth is painful, but nobody should be silent about war crimes. Here is a roundup of several opinions and experiences related to the massacres in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 90's. 2 comments · »»

Links about Serbian

December 11th, 2007

Belgrade 2.0 posts a wonderful selection of the wonderful video stories by Dusan Saponja and Dusan Cavic: “For short episodes such as these you just saw, it’s not really necessary to understand Serbian. However, most of the real masterpieces, award-winning shows, are subtitled. You see, besides humorous short clips, Dushan and Dushan are really the best when it comes to exploring not-so-popular subjects of the sometimes not-so-cheerful Serbian reality […].”