https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:38:33 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Serbian authorities are investigating a possible sabotage attempt after they discovered explosives near a gas pipeline by the Hungarian border. On April 6, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hinted at Ukrainian involvement in the apparent plot, a suggestion rejected by both Ukraine and Serbia. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-hungary-ukraine-gas-pipeline/33726152.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-hungary-ukraine-gas-pipeline/33726152.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:07:21 +0200 SerbiaVideo ArchiveVideosHungary Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the TurkStream gas pipeline on the Hungarian-Serbian border on April 6, inspecting infrastructure that his government says was the target of a foiled sabotage attempt -- six days before parliamentary elections that polls suggest he may lose. https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-serbia-turkstream-gas-pipeline-ukraine-explosives/33725865.html https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-serbia-turkstream-gas-pipeline-ukraine-explosives/33725865.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:49:54 +0200 NewsUkraineSerbiaHungaryThe Rundown Stories Serbian military and police officers have found a cache of highly powerful explosives not far from a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Turkey to Hungary, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on April 5. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:37 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineSerbiaHungaryThe Rundown Stories The question of who targeted the residents of besieged Sarajevo through sniper scopes during the Bosnian War has gone unanswered for three decades https://www.rferl.org/a/sarajevo-safari-war-bosnia/33631144.html https://www.rferl.org/a/sarajevo-safari-war-bosnia/33631144.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:33:29 +0100 Bosnia-HerzegovinaVideosThe Rundown Stories An investment company founded by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, has withdrawn from a planned $500 million hotel construction project in Belgrade amid a swirling controversy over the site, which was destroyed during the NATO bombing in 1999. https://www.rferl.org/a/kushner-affinity-belgrade-project-controversy-vucic/33624642.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kushner-affinity-belgrade-project-controversy-vucic/33624642.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:58:35 +0100 NewsSerbiaThe Rundown Stories Serbia's p;arliament has approved a special law to fast-track a planned property development in Belgrade by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, overriding local concerns about the project on the site of NATO's 1999 bombing. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-parliament-law-kushner-project-belgrade-trump-vucic/33584209.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-parliament-law-kushner-project-belgrade-trump-vucic/33584209.html Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:13:07 +0100 NewsSerbia A year after a railway station tragedy in Novi Sad, Serbia is still searching for answers. Sixteen people died when a concrete canopy collapsed at the station in the northern city -- and no one has been held accountable. https://www.rferl.org/a/novi-sad-collapse-anniversary-protests/33578898.html https://www.rferl.org/a/novi-sad-collapse-anniversary-protests/33578898.html Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:27:48 +0100 Serbia Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Serbia's second city on November 1 as the country marked the first anniversary of the deadly railway station roof collapse in Novi Sad that sparked Serbia’s largest anti-government protests in decades. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-mourns-victims-deadly-roof-collapse-year-protests/33578686.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-mourns-victims-deadly-roof-collapse-year-protests/33578686.html Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:55:01 +0100 SerbiaFeaturesThe Rundown Headline 16 people died when a concrete canopy on a Chinese-funded project collapsed at Novi Sad’s railway station on November 1, 2024. Families are still waiting for justice, protests are growing, and the Serbian government remains silent. https://www.rferl.org/a/student-protests-vucic-serbia/33577196.html https://www.rferl.org/a/student-protests-vucic-serbia/33577196.html Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:39:47 +0100 VideosSerbiaVideo Archive For the past year, Serbian students have been leading nationwide street protests demanding accountability after a railway station collapse that killed 16 people. But are the Serbian nationalists now taking control of the narrative? https://www.rferl.org/a/33577967.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33577967.html Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:43:35 +0100 SerbiaFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and dozens of his family members and allies have been removed from the US sanctions list. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-pro-russian-bosnian-serb-dodik-sanctions-list/33576314.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-pro-russian-bosnian-serb-dodik-sanctions-list/33576314.html Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:59:16 +0100 NewsBosnia-HerzegovinaSerbiaThe Rundown Stories After Turkish and Azerbaijani nationals were arrested over a fight with a Montenegrin man on the weekend, a string of violent incidents broke out targeting Turkish immigrants and their property. https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-attacks-turkish-immigrants/33573809.html https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-attacks-turkish-immigrants/33573809.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:58:10 +0100 MontenegroNewsThe Rundown Stories A crowd chanted "Turks out!" as they marched through a largely Turkish neighborhood of Podgorica, while Turkish-owned businesses and cars were vandalized. The incidents followed a fight on the weekend in which a Montenegrin man was stabbed and Turkish and Azerbaijani suspects were arrested. https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-turkish-immigrants-threats-violence/33573754.html https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-turkish-immigrants-threats-violence/33573754.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:14:37 +0100 MontenegroVideo ArchiveVideos Fleeing Russia’s migrant raids and calls to fight in Ukraine, Kyrgyz workers are heading to Serbia, drawn by visa-free entry and jobs. But many now face exploitation and a lack of protection in their new home. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-migrants-serbia-russia-crackdown-war-ukraine/33562595.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-migrants-serbia-russia-crackdown-war-ukraine/33562595.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:20:20 +0200 KyrgyzstanSerbiaThe Rundown Stories Serbia has become a magnet for migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. Serbia allows for visa-free travel for Kyrgyz citizens, and is increasingly seen as a safer alternative to Russia following Moscow's crack down on Central Asian migrants. But some migrants claim to have been victims of fraud in Serbia. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-migrants-flock-to-serbia-amid-harsh-treatment-in-russia/33560706.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-migrants-flock-to-serbia-amid-harsh-treatment-in-russia/33560706.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:14:53 +0200 VideosKyrgyzstanSerbiaVideo Archive Moldovan police video showed men in combat gear wielding automatic rifles at a complex in Serbia. When RFE/RL’s Balkan Service visited this week, it found donkeys grazing next to rustic thatched huts – and was refused access to the site. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-resort-russia-unrest-moldova-training/33556447.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbian-resort-russia-unrest-moldova-training/33556447.html Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:10:34 +0200 FeaturesMoldovaRussiaSerbiaThe Rundown Headline The Serbian government says a resort with a hotel, guesthouses, and sport facilities was used to train Moldovans to incite unrest in their country. https://www.rferl.org/a/training-camp-sabotage-unrest-/33556496.html https://www.rferl.org/a/training-camp-sabotage-unrest-/33556496.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:55:31 +0200 VideosRussiaSerbiaVideo Archive The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said sanctions against the Russian-owned Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS), Serbia's sole crude oil refiner, have taken force after several delays, a move that could hit the Balkan nation hard. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-oil-sanctions-nis-ofac/33555386.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-oil-sanctions-nis-ofac/33555386.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:09:16 +0200 NewsRomaniaRussiaBosnia-HerzegovinaSerbiaBulgariaHungary Twenty-five years ago, she was a young Serbian student protesting against Slobodan Milosevic. Now, Anja Mijovic is back on the streets as mass demonstrations rock the nation again. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-protests-anja-mijovic-25-years-later/33548845.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-protests-anja-mijovic-25-years-later/33548845.html Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:59:58 +0200 SerbiaFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Twenty-five years ago, pro-democracy protests in what was then Yugoslavia forced authoritarian leader Slobodan Milosevic to resign on October 5, 2000. Anja Mijovic, who was part of that movement, has now joined a new student-led wave of protests fighting government corruption and authoritarianism. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-yugoslavia-protest-movement-milosevic/33549075.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-yugoslavia-protest-movement-milosevic/33549075.html Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:59:11 +0200 Serbia