Views and Analysis
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Serbia Election Splits South Serbia Albanians
Coalition’s plan to split MP’s job between them is raising eyebrows in the region, where some believe the leaders’ main motive is financial.
Bujanovac Remains Town Where Streets Have no Name
A plan to rename streets after Albanian heroes instead of Serbian seems futile in a town where no one knew the old street names to begin with.
New Party Challenges South Serbia’s Tribal Politics
Nagip Arifi’s Democratic Party seeks to break tradition of elections as ethnic headcounts - but whether voters in the polarised border region are ready remains open to question.
Students Breathe Life Into South Serbian Town
Bujanovac’s new economics faculty may have only 70 students but its opening is still seen as historic - the start of a new era for this run-down, ethnically divided community.
Divided South Serbia Unites Over College Opening
Tense border region’s Serbs and Albanians may be at loggerheads most of the time - but the opening of the first university level faculty in Bujanovac has had everyone smiling.
Serbian Albanians Rally Behind Census Boycott
While Albanians believe they are sending a wake-up call to Belgrade and the world about their plight of their border region, Serbia insists the Albanians are damaging their own interests.
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Serbia Makes Uneven Progress on Integrating Minorities
From Sandzak to Southern Serbia, Belgrade is failing to turn its verbal pledges into action when it comes to guaranteeing ethnic Albanians and Bosniaks fair levels of state sector employment
Long-awaited Albanian Textbook for Serbia's South
The introduction of a primer in Albanian in September could be an important step in ending the chaos in the education of young ethnic Albanians in southern Serbia.
Rival Bosniak Councils Likely in Serbia’s Sandzak
As Belgrade presses on with new elections in the tense and divided southwest region, observers fear the only outcome will be two rival national councils for Bosniaks, further polarising opinion.
Revealed: Vukovar Croats Were Tortured in Nis, Serbia
More than 400 Croatian civilians and soldiers were imprisoned in a camp in Nis, southern Serbia, during the war in Croatia, where at least one person died.
South Serbia Albanians Recall Decade of ‘Broken Promises’
Local leaders fear region has fallen victim to Serbia’s ongoing quarrel with Kosovo - and wonder what happened to earlier pledges about economic development and community integration.
Kosovo Serbia Land Swap Gets Official Thumbs Down
While Pristina condemns - and Belgrade ignores - the call by the International Crisis Group for a territorial exchange to be considered, some believe the option remains on the table.
ICG, 'Kosovo-Serbia Land Swap Under Active Consideration'
While a territorial exchange remains a taboo subject in Pristina and Belgrade, Sabine Freizer, of the International Crisis Group, says officials in both capitals are mulling the idea in private.
Boycott Gets Albanian Council off to Bumpy Start
After only two of eight ethnic Albanian parties took part in elections in South Serbia, the new National Council there inevitably faces a difficult start.
Serbia's Southern Borderland Remains Stuck in Limbo
Its ultimate fate still uncertain, South Serbia appears condemned to permanent decline, accentuated by emigration, ethnic deadlock and lack of investment.
Background
History and Politics of South Serbia
The South Serbia region, predominantly populated by ethnic Albanians, lies some 350 kilometres south of Serbia`s capital, Belgrade. In contemporary political language, the term “South Serbia” is understood to refer to the territory of three municipalities - Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja.
The Economy of South Serbia
A snapshot of South Serbia's business and industry
Education and Culture in South Serbia
Resources and institutions of South Serbia
South Serbia Demographics
Facts and figures on the population, ethnic composition and geography of South Serbia
Key Figures in South Serbia
Profiles of main political leaders in South Serbia
Key Political Parties in South Serbia
Profiles of main political parties in South Serbia
Latest News
Albanians Face Losing Seat in Serbian Parliament
New Party Tops Polls in South Serbia’s Bujanovac
Arrests for War Crimes in South Serbia
Boundaries Still Unresolved in ex Yugoslav Countries
South Serbia Street Row Threatens Serb-Albanian Govt
Tadic Warns Kosovo Serbs Against Extremists
Serbia Survey: Local Media Should Report Domestic News
Ethnic Albanians and Bosniaks to Boycott Serbian Census
In Pictures
In Pictures: The People of South Serbia
Snapshots of ordinary life in South Serbia show the people of Bujanovac and Presevo, and give a brief look at the symbols of the region.
Documentaries
Presevo, the Internet Town on the Serbian Margins
If you meet someone who has a computer, a good car, a new house but no job, he just might be living in Presevo.
Novi Pazar Teetering on Brink of Economic Abyss
From economic miracle to economic disaster
This is a story about Novi Pazar, a town which in the last two decades has gone from booming regional centre to the edge of poverty.
