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Pavlov family from Rostov-on-Don rest after a vaccination at Belgrade Fair makeshift vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. The family looked for a vaccine that would allow them to travel freely â€” a quest that brought them to Serbia, where hundreds of Russian citizens have flocked in recent weeks to receive Western-approved COVID-19 shots. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) NYAG711 NYAG711

October 8, 2021 at 11:21 pm

Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made COVID-19 vaccines VIEW

Serbia, which is not a member of the European Union, is a convenient choice for vaccine-seeking Russians because they can enter the allied Balkan nation...

October 6, 2021 at 11:12 pm

Serbian rights lawyer wins UN refugee agency award in Europe VIEW

Serbian human rights lawyer Nikola Kovacevic is this year's winner of a prestigious U.N. Refugee Agency award in Europe

July 31, 2021 at 12:51 am

At small Serbia border village, migrants describe pushbacks VIEW

At first, this remote village in Serbia seems sleepy and almost abandoned like many other in the Balkan country

July 20, 2021 at 11:18 pm

Belgrade residents tell rights court of bar noise ‘torture’ VIEW

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's capital is vibrating with nightlife again after over a year of pandemic restrictions. Cafes, bars and fun-hungry customers are celebrating...

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June 21, 2021 at 11:51 pm

Serbian Roma girl band sings for women’s empowerment

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Their songs are about “women chained” in abuse witnessed by generations, or teenage brides being forced into marriage by their fathers....

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April 18, 2021 at 1:08 am

Refugees win rare victory in landmark Serbia pushback ruling

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...

April 10, 2021 at 7:47 am

Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment VIEW

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Protesters in Serbia rallied Saturday demanding that the government protect the environment in a Balkan nation that has seen record levels...

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March 2, 2021 at 4:30 am

Alarm grows in Serbia over virus surge; lockdown urged VIEW

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian health experts urged the government on Tuesday to introduce a state of emergency and a strict lockdown to halt a...

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February 4, 2021 at 11:53 pm

Serbian rape charges spur cross-region #MeToo-like response

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A #MeToo-like movement is sweeping the strongly patriarchal Western Balkans and activists hope there will be no turning back. It started...

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January 16, 2021 at 11:45 pm

Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts VIEW

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination...

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