Serbia
What It's Like to Dream When You're Blind
Hearing other people talk about a dream they had is usually pretty boring, but not when the dreamer is blind.
The Forgotten Shopping Malls of Belgrade
Belgrade's shopping malls were built seemingly overnight in the 1990s, and they seem to have been abandoned with the same swiftness.
Serb Nationalist Leader Vojislav Seselj Is Acquitted of Balkan War Crimes
Seselj was accused of setting up paramilitary units responsible for ethnic cleansing that killed thousands of people and drove tens of thousands of Muslims and Croats from their homes.
Right-Wing Serbians Protested Convicted Genocidist Radovan Karadžić's Prison Sentence
A far-right group used the happy coincidence of the former Bosnian Serb leader's war crime sentencing and an anniversary of NATO's bombing of Serbia to push an anti-EU agenda.
Convicted War Criminal Radovan Karadzic Is a Hero in This Belgrade Bar
The mysterious bearded man who showed up regularly at the Crazy House was wanted for genocide. His drinking buddies say they had no idea — but if they'd known, they would have helped him.
Court Finds Former Serb Leader Karadzic Guilty of Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in jail by UN judges who found him guilty of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and of nine other war crimes charges.
In Photos: Inside Greece's Idomeni Camp, Where 13,000 Migrants Are Stuck in Purgatory
Thousands of people have been trapped in appalling conditions on Greece’s border with Macedonia since the the so-called Balkan Route to Western Europe was sealed off last week.
The Balkans Are Going Nuts for Bernie Sanders
A new Facebook page supporting Bernie 2016 is becoming really popular in Serbia. We spoke to one of the admins to find out why.
How the 1990s Balkan Wars Destroyed Yugoslavia's "Basketball Miracle"
The Yugoslavian basketball team was good enough to challenge the American Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics, but civil war broke up the squad—and the promise it represented.
Here's How to Start Fights and Insult Strangers in Nine Foreign Languages
We asked our European VICE offices about their countries' rich traditions when it comes to cursing: The Serbians will threaten to fuck the first row of people at your funeral, while the Danish will call you an "ass banana."
New EU Restrictions Cause 'Chaos' for Refugees Stuck in Border Limbo, UN Warns
As more refugees and migrants risk the dangerous journey by boat, countries north of Greece have implemented restrictive measures in an attempt to staunch the flow.
In Serbia, Being an Anti-NATO Nationalist Means Being Pro-Putin
For some on Serbia's right, cozying up to Putin seems like a better idea than making deals with NATO.