Latest News
South Serbia Street Row Threatens Serb-Albanian Govt
A row over a plan to rename streets in the southern Serbian town of Bujanovac has thrown the future of the town's multi-ethnic government into question.
Tadic Warns Kosovo Serbs Against Extremists
President says militants among Kosovo Serbs want to provoke conflict and retard Serbia’s EU accession.
Serbia Survey: Local Media Should Report Domestic News
Serbian residents want to see local media outlets covering news which affects them personally, rather than focusing predominantly on large political and international news, research conducted by BIRN Serbia has shown.
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Ethnic Albanians and Bosniaks to Boycott Serbian Census
Minority groups in Serbia are preparing to boycott the country’s census due to disagreements over the ethnicity of data collectors and the language the census forms have been written in.
Young Albanians in Serbia Protest Over Education
Ethnic Albanians on the Kosovo border say they will protest on the streets until Belgrade resolves problems over Albanian language textbooks and recognizes diplomas from Kosovo.
ESI: Balkan States Not Curbing Asylum Wave
The European Stability Initiative, ESI, says measures taken to curb the number of asylum seekers from Macedonia and Serbia are proving ineffective.
South Serbia Leaders Praise Belgrade-Pristina Deals
Political officials in South Serbia praise the deal reached between Belgrade and Pristina regarding civil registry and freedom of movement.
Car of Local Official in South Serbia Burnt
A car belonging to Zoran Antic, Vice President of the local assembly in the Southern Serbian town of Vranje, was burnt out on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.
Number of Serbian Asylum Seekers in Germany Falls
Serbia, which used to be the leading country in the world in terms of the number of asylum requests, now ranks in fifth place after Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Iran.
South Serbia Journalist 'Attacked'
Nexhat Behljulji, owner of Radio Television Spectra in the southern Serbian town of Bujanovac, was reportedly physically attacked on Friday night at a local restaurant.
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Serbia: Ethnic Albanians Want Partition On the Agenda
Ethnic Albanians from South Serbia want Belgrade to put the possible division of Kosovo, and the exchange of territory, on the agenda at talks with Pristina in Brussels.
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Serbia to Curb Exodus of Asylum-Seekers
Belgrade pledges to stem outward flow of Roma and ethnic Albanians, as Belgium threatens to call for Serbia's exclusion from visa-free regime with Europe.
South Serbia Magazine's Office Robbed
A day after the world marked Press Freedom Day, the premises of the Serbian weekly Vranjske Novine were broken into and equipment stolen.
Pace of Integration in South Serbia 'Not Satisfactory'
Representatives of ethnic Albanians from South Serbia are not satisfied with the pace of the region's integration into wider Serbian society and institutions.
Economic Development, Education Needed in South Serbia
A Serbian MP from South Serbia says that the region needs economic development and improvements to education, in a speech at a BIRN conference on the integration of the area.
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
Views and Analysis
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
Students Breathe Life Into South Serbian Town
Divided South Serbia Unites Over College Opening
Serbian Albanians Rally Behind Census Boycott
Serbia Makes Uneven Progress on Integrating Minorities
Long-awaited Albanian Textbook for Serbia's South
Rival Bosniak Councils Likely in Serbia’s Sandzak
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.
