Tag Archives: Serbia
Extremists and self-isolation: the case of the daily rallies in Trg Republike, Belgrade.
It’s been more than two weeks now since I arrived in Belgrade. This is my sixt trip to Belgrade, which makes Belgrade the city I know best other than my home city Lisbon. When I am in Belgrade I try … Continue reading
Why Serbia?
I have been asked this question many times, and today I feel like giving an anwser. When I chose Serbia as my case study for my master thesis on collective memory from a political perspective, I had no connection whatsoever … Continue reading
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Daily protests againts Karadzic arrest in Belgrade.
Please, don’t missinterpret the image. Most of the people in Trg Republike (Republic Square) are passers-by… Here the announcement of the great demonstrations… Obviously the Belgraders couldn’t care less! (click on the photos to enlarge) However, the activities of the … Continue reading
Filed under Belgrade, Genocide, Nationalism
Boris Tadic on the partition of Kosovo:
As pressures over Boris Tadic from within the nationalist sector seem to be increasing, the Serbian President is responding to them the same way he has always, i.e. seeking to accommodate the nationalist agenda. Yesterday in an interview with RTS, … Continue reading
Filed under International Law, Kosovo, Nationalism, Serbia
A Neo-Nazi March is being planned to be held in Belgrade
Interestingly, the english version of B92 doesn’t show the news, only the serbian version does. This is an important test for the current government. The Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Ceda Jovanovic, is asking the authorities to forbide it. Let’s … Continue reading
Filed under Belgrade, Nationalism, Serbia, Violence
Serbia will have a Progressive Party
Vojislav Nikolic is creating a new party, following the implosion of the radical party. The name of the new party: Serb Progressive Party. Distorting the meaning of words and concepts is nothing new to the serbs nationalists (and to nationalists … Continue reading
Filed under Nationalism, Serbia
SERBIA BETRAYED BY RUSSIA
Russia recognized today the independence of Abkazia and South Ossetia. While negotiations for the settlement of the status of Kosovo were going on, the serbian government based its strategy strategy in the belief that Russia would prevent the independence. Instead … Continue reading
Filed under Bosnia, EU, Georgia, International Law, Kosovo, Nationalism, Russia, Serbia, War
KARADZIC ARRESTED!
I am so HAPPPPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is the news on B92. Here in BBC. Serbia seems to be finally chosing the future over the past! From Lisbon, I want to greet my serbian friends! I have just returned from Belgrade, and … Continue reading
SREBRENICA AND SERBIA some thoughts on moral monsters, bystanders and civic minded people.
On my first trip to Serbia, in 2006, I had the chance to attend two sessions of the trial of the Scorpions. The Skorpioni were a para-military group that attained world fame through a video made public in 2005, where … Continue reading
Filed under Belgrade, Bosnia, Culture of denial, Duty of memory, Freedom, Genocide, Hope, Justice, Nationalism, Serbia, Srebrenica, Violence
SPAIN AND KOSOVA: what is there to be afraid of?
This text corresponds to the translation of a post written in Portuguese where I analyzed the outcome of the parliamentary elections held in Spain last March. I have decided to post it now, because some signs are starting to appear … Continue reading
Filed under International Law, Kosovo, Portugal, Serbia, Spain
