Sorrow in the South

23January 2025 Ivan Mitkovski

How the distance Vranje - Belgrade of 342 kilometers turned into a gap of 342 years

Once known for its colorful spirit and industry, Vranje is now experiencing a mass exodus of residents. Poverty, low wages and poor working conditions have taken their toll, while the city remains trapped in a maelstrom of political and economic problems. While sausages and dried meat are offered to guests, many residents of Vranje barely make ends meet

Position of women

10July 2024 MJ

Activists in the south of Serbia are not protected by anyone: A sad and painful picture of a woman

In the struggle with insults, threats and fear for their own family and property, women's rights activists are completely alone. "Women in activism never had any support and protection, they always relied only on mutual solidarity," Minja Nikolić, one of the pioneers of the fight for women's rights in the Pirot area, told Vreme. The situation is worst in the south of Serbia