Stories about Serbia from April, 2007
Serbia: Blogosphere Reacts to Protect Press Freedom
Two hand grenades were placed on a window sill of Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic's apartment on Saturday, April 15. The explosions caused material damage but no injuries. There were numerous comments about who might have stood behind the attack. Bloggers started a petition requesting prompt reaction of the police for the sake of press freedom.
The Balkans: Turbofolk
Bosnia Vault lists useful resources on turbofolk music.
Serbia: Ganja March
Belgrade 2.0 writes about the upcoming “Global Ganja March” in Belgrade.
Serbia: Independent Media Under Threat
TOL's Balkanizer writes about “a scary day to be a journalist in Serbia.”
Serbia: Kosovo Missing and Dead
Roses suspended from the ceiling of the Kosovo Art Gallery in Pristina commemorate the missing and the dead of the war in Kosovo, South East Europe Online reports.
Balkans: Iran in Bosnia
Transatlantic Politics writes on how Iran managed to “gain a major foothold in the Balkans.”
Slovenia: “Stay Away from Media Temple!”
The Glory of Carniola gets cheated by his web hosting company, which prompts a number of fellow-bloggers from the region to start the “Stay Away from Media Temple!” campaign.
Serbia: Lack of Broadband
Belgrade 2.0 explains why Serbia is “ahead of Albania when it comes to broadband internet, but behind, well, everybody else in Europe.”
Serbia: “The Emperors are Naked”
Anegdote writes about Serbian politics: “You can destroy many things on the planet Earth, but one thing will stand as long as the humans live: utter and complete stupidity.”
The Balkans: Journalists
Bosnia Vault reports on BBC journalist Martin Bell's return to Bosnia and on the attack on Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic.
Serbia: Peter Handke
At Belgrade 2.0, a discussion of writer Peter Handke's relationship with Serbia.
