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Serbia: Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle Dies

He was 95 years old, and for the past two years he was being treated at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. Patriarch Pavle was chosen to head the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1990 and was the 44th patriarch. He was said to be a humble person, ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Patriarch Pavle,  Serbian Orthodox Church,  U.S. Republican Party

Serbia: The Death of a French Football Fan

Brice Taton, a 28-year-old French citizen and a fan of the Toulouse football team, was brutally beaten by fans of the Partizan football team in downtown Belgrade on Sept. 17, before the Partizan vs Toulouse game. He died in a Belgrade hospital on Sept. ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Serbia: Gay Pride Parade Postponed

Gay Pride Parade 2009, which was scheduled to be held in the center of Belgrade on September 20, has been postponed by organizers. A few days ago, press service of president of Republic of Serbia published the president’s statement on his official site. ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: European Union,  Zoran Djindjic

Serbia: Threats to LGBT Population

On July 21, members of the Organizing Committee of the Belgrade Pride held a press conference to announce BELGRADE PRIDE 2009 - IT'S TIME FOR EQUALITY. They said that the event was scheduled to take place on Sept. 20 and that it was not planned as a ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  23 Aug 2009
Related Topics: European Union,  Facebook Inc.

Serbia: Torture or Therapy?

Nearly all Serbian media have shown the horrible scenes from the short film, in which Peranovic is shown beating one of the patients brutally with a spade and with his fists. Ombudsman of citizens, Sasa Jankovic, is one of the officials who reacted ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  28 May 2009

Serbia: Thoughts on Doubt and Faith

Orthodox Christian believers will celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 19. On this occasion, some Serbian bloggers posted their thoughts about different legends and dogma related to Jesus Christ. Philosophy and science say that there should be doubt ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  17 Apr 2009

Serbia: Gypsies' Houses Torn Down in Belgrade

This July, Belgrade will be the host of the 25th World University Games. Participants will stay in the newly-built University Village. There used to be some 350 Gypsy houses near that place, the majority of which were built illegally 30 years ago. ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  11 Apr 2009
Related Topics: World Health Organization

Serbia: Remembering NATO Bombing 10 Years Later

On March 24, 1999, NATO forces began attack on Serbia and Montenegro. The bombing went for 78 days. A few thousand people were killed, many buildings, bridges, railroads, roads and factories were destroyed. Also, many people still experience mental and ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  25 Mar 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  Slobodan Milosevic,  BBC,  Saddam Hussein,  U N Security Council

Serbia: Pescanik's Web Site Down, Radio Broadcast Disrupted, Editor's Car Destroyed

A few days ago, Serbian web site www.pescanik.net was taken down and the weekly radio broadcast of the same name was disrupted. Also, the car of Svetlana Lukic, one of two Pescanik's editors, was destroyed. Jovana Gec, an Associated Press writer, ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  2 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  European Union,  Slobodan Milosevic,  Hamas

Serbia: Blogger Krugolina Borup Wins Disruption Prize

On Dec. 18, my post about Serbian blogger Krugolina Borup and her “Mother Courage” initiative was published on Global Voices. A few days later, Krugolina Borup (whose real name is Branka Stamenkovic) became the fifth laureate of the Disruption Prize, ...

From SINISA BOLJANOVIC, Global Voices Online,  29 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Renault

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