Presevo, the Internet Town on the Serbian Margins

Serbians on their way to Macedonia and Greece must pass through Presevo, though few show the slightest interest in pausing in the city.

Presevo is avoided largely because of prejudice, either because most Serbians don't know anything about the city, or because they believe it's unsafe.

For years the only news from Presevo was about bomb explosions and armed clashes between ethnic Albanians and Serbian police.

We visited the length and breadth of Presevo, looking for answers about whether the situation has changed and whether inter-ethnic tensions between local inhabitants have simmered down.

We asked residents how the community survives despite suffering from the highest unemployment rate in Serbia, and why they haven't taken advantage of Corridor X highway that will pass through the municipality. 

You'll learn how designers go in Presevo, why ethnic Albanians don't know to play Serbian folk music and what bothers the few local Serbs.

For the documentary, we talked to Preševo politicians, journalists, artists, and residents. The show is a co production of BIRN Serbia and RTS, the Serbian Public Broadcasting Company.

Produced in September 2010