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Serbian Band Repetitor Performs in Kosovo

By Nate Tabak ⋅ December 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Belgrade power trio Repetitor played to a packed house at Pristina's Secret lounge on Dec. 9 as part of a student festival called Skena Up. (Photo: Majlinda Hoxha)

It may have been the first time a Serbian band performed in Pristina since the end of the Kosovo war in 1999.

Kosovo Winemakers Stuck in the Push, Pull of a Political Quagmire

By Nate Tabak ⋅ September 27, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Shani Mullabazi, the general manager of Stone Castle winery (photo: Nate Tabak)

Kosovo winemakers no doubt are anxiously watching events in the north of the country where NATO peacekeepers reportedly fired rubber bullets on Serb protesters.

Breaking with Serbia Tough for Kosovo Serbs

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

Nemanja Jaksic is a member of the Serbian Democratic Party. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

Europe wants Serbia to cut off the Serbs in Kosovo in order to normalize relations in the western Balkans. But the Serbs want nothing to do with the Albanian-dominated government of Pristina. And they vow to fight integration.

EU Forces Thaw in Kosovo’s Frozen Conflict

By The World ⋅ September 21, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

A protest rally in Serbia during the campaign "Kosovo is Serbia!" (Photo: Zakipfc/Wikipedia)

The European Union requires candidates for membership to have peaceful relations with their neighbors. Twelve years after the Kosovo War, the governments of Kosovo and Serbia are trying to normalize relations.

Titanic Miniseries Shot at the Former Yugo Factory in Serbia

By Nate Tabak ⋅ September 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Zastava facility dates back to the 1950s, but it is serving as a set portraying the construction of the Titanic in Belfast, which began more than 100 years ago. (Photo: Nate Tabak)

A miniseries in the making called “Titanic: Blood and Steel” tells the story of the ocean liner’s construction in Belfast.

Serbia’s Exit Festival

By The World ⋅ July 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Exit Fest Dance Arena (Flickr Image: Exit Fest)

The Geo Quiz is looking for a Serbian city hosting one of Europe’s biggest music events.

Serbia’s Die-Hard Nationalists

By Nate Tabak ⋅ June 3, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments ⋅ Transcript

Serb nationalism seems a thing of the past, but some ultra-nationalists still hold annual get-togethers.

Has Serbia’s Nationalism Gone Underground?

By The World ⋅ June 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Has the Serbian nationalism been replaced by pragmatism, or is it lying dormant?

Frustrations in Serbia’s Margins

By Nate Tabak ⋅ June 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Ratko Mladic (Photo: Evstafiev Mikhail)

A defiant Ratko Mladic told a UN war crimes court Friday that he “didn’t kill anyone in Libya.”

Ratko Mladic: The Hooligans’ Hero

By Nate Tabak ⋅ May 28, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments ⋅ Transcript

The images of Ratko Mladic gracing Serbia’s front pages and newscasts showed a frail shell of the stocky former Bosnian Serb wartime commander who went into hiding 16 years ago. But his capture Thursday inspired a frenzied nighttime rage among several hundred mostly young men who played a cat-and-mouse game with riot police in Belgrade’s Republic Square, the nucleus of Serbia’s capital [...]

The Relatives of Ratko Mladic’s Victims

By The World ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins gets reaction to the arrest of former Bosnian Serb military commander, Ratko Mladic, from Beba Hadzic. Hadzic runs an organization that helps that female relatives of the 1995 massacre. Download MP3

Tracking Down War Criminals

By The World ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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David Scheffer, the first US Ambassador-at-Large for war crimes issues, speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about the arrest of indicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic and efforts to bring other high-profile fugitives to justice. Download MP3

Dutch Guilt Over 1995 Bosnian Massacre

By The World ⋅ May 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Thijs Bouwknegt, a reporter for Radio Netherlands Worldwide, about Dutch reaction to the capture of Bosnian Serb indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Dutch troops, working as UN peacekeepers in Bosnian town of Srebrenica, were faulted for failing to prevent the 1995 massacre of more than 8000 Muslim men and boys. Mladic is believed to have given the order for the massacre. Download MP3

Serbian Experience Helps Egypt’s Revolution

By The World ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Serbian activist Srdja Popovic, who helped anti-government protesters in Egypt during their revolution. Popovic, Executive Director of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies, Belgrade, says Egypt’s push to topple President Hosni Mubarak was similar to the push to get Serbian President Slobodan Milošević out of office. Download MP3

Gaddafi supporters in Serbia

By The World ⋅ April 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Some Serbians who remember the NATO airstrikes on their country in 1999 are voicing their support for Libya and Muammr Gaddafi. Nate Tabak reports from Belgrade. Download MP3