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Official chill falls on Serbia's intellectuals [Mar 09, 2012] The Serbian authorities are in the middle of a witch-hunt against critical intellectuals, whose most recent victim, Sreten Ugricic was for over a? [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests member of Anonymous hacking group [Mar 09, 2012] Serbian authorities say they have arrested a member of the Anonymous hacking group in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests member of Anonymous hacking group [Mar 08, 2012] Serbian authorities say they have arrested a member of the Anonymous hacking group in the Balkan country.Prosecutor Branko Stamenkovic has told Serbia's state television the suspect was involved in a hacking ... [via YahooNews] More >>

German foreign minister to visit Belgrade to press Serbia on Kosovo [Feb 23, 2012] Berlin/Belgrade (dpa) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was due to visit Belgrade Thursday and press Serbian authorities to move forward in talks with Kosovo and comply with terms the European Union laid out for it to become a membership candidate.During Westerwelle?s short stop in Belgrade, he is due to meet President Boris Tadic, the foreign ministry said in Berlin.The visit comes ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Church: EU has alternative, Serbs should persevere [Dec 02, 2011] BELGRADE -- The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has issued a statement sending a message to both the Serbian authorities in Belgrade, and the Serbs in Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

"Islamic communities unification plan falls through" [Nov 01, 2011] BELGRADE -- The Serbian authorities refused to sign an agreement detailing the reconciliation of the two Islamic communities in Serbia, writes a Belgrade-based newspaper. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia returns stolen Picasso works to Switzerland [Oct 28, 2011] Serbian authorities have returned two stolen Pablo Picasso paintings recently found in Belgrade to Switzerland, Serbian newspaper Blitz reported on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gay pride march banned in Serbia [Oct 25, 2011] Serbian authorities have banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest planned in the nation's capital this weekend to avoid violence. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Serbs should be persuaded to remove barricades? [Oct 21, 2011] BELGRADE -- Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has rejected a possibility that northern Kosovo Serbs? requests will be discussed. He expressed hope that the Serbian authorities would be able to persuade the citizens in northern Kosovo that the barricades were not a solution. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gay pride ban shows Serbia failed to ensure rule of law: MEP [Oct 03, 2011] (BELGRADE ) - The European parliament's rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin said Monday that the decision by the Serbian authorities to ban the gay pride parade failed to ensure the rule of law in the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgrade gay pride parade banned [Oct 01, 2011] Serbian authorities ban a gay pride parade in the capital Belgrade saying they fear it will end in the violence seen at last year's event. [via YahooNews] More >>

Banning of Belgrade Pride is a dark day for human rights in Serbia [Oct 01, 2011] Serbian authorities have bowed into pressure from right-wing extremists and cancelled Sunday's Belgrade Pride march. September 30, 2011 International The Serbian authorities' decision to ban Sunday's Belgrade Pride event is a ?dark day for human rights?, Amnesty International said today. The Serbian National Security Council today said the Pride march would not be held due to security threats ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Banning of Belgrade Pride is a dark day for human rights in Serbia [Oct 01, 2011] 30 September 2011 Serbian authorities have bowed into pressure from right-wing extremists and cancelled Sunday's Belgrade Pride march. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia gay pride march banned [Sep 30, 2011] Serbian authorities banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest because of fears that violence could erupt, officials said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gay pride march banned in Serbia [Sep 30, 2011] JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian authorities have banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest planned in the nation's capital this weekend to avoid violence. When two similar events occurred side by side in Serbia's capital last year, about 100 people were injured, cars were burned and shops were looted in clashes between police and the anti-gay, far-right extremists. So ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia considers banning gay pride parade [Sep 30, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian authorities may ban a gay rights parade in Belgrade on Sunday and all other public gatherings this weekend because they fear a repeat of the violence at last year's event. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia considers banning weekend gay pride parade [Sep 30, 2011] BELGRADE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Serbian authorities may ban Sunday's gay rights parade in Belgrade and all other public gatherings this weekend, fearing a replay of the violence at last year's parade, officials said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia not ready to give in quite yet [Aug 25, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Serbian authorities can't accept the preconditions for European members laid out by Berlin "at the moment," the country's envoy to Germany said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany's Merkel wants to destroy Serbia completely [Aug 25, 2011] German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to Belgrade has put forward the main condition for Serbia's accession to the EU - a de facto recognition of independent Kosovo by the Serbian authorities and establishment of a dialogue with it. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia nabs last war-crimes fugitive [Jul 22, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The last fugitive sought by the U.N. Balkan war crimes tribunal was arrested by Serbian authorities today, satisfying intense international demands for his capture and boosting the country?s hopes of becoming a candidate for European Union membership. [via YahooNews] More >>