Serbia

Eastern Europe Tests New Forms of Media Censorship

BELGRADE, Serbia — When Covid-19 reached Eastern Europe in the spring of 2020, a Serbian journalist reported a severe shortage of masks and other protective equipment. She was swiftly arrested, thrown in a windowless cell and charged with inciting panic. The journalist, Ana Lalic, was quickly released and even got a public apology from the […]

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Australia Wants Novak Djokovic Out. Australians Are Thrilled.

Update: A panel of judges ruled on Sunday that Australia’s immigration minister was within his rights to cancel the tennis champion Novak Djokovic’s visa. The judges’ ruling is final; the Australian Open begins Monday. MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic has had his visa to stay in Australia revoked — not once but twice. After a successful […]

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Novak Djokovic’s Fight to Stay in Australia Lives Another Day

Novak Djokovic, the top men’s tennis player in the world, was detained by border authorities in Australia, on Saturday, the latest turn in a legal dispute over his travel visa that has drawn interest around the world and inflamed tensions during a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. The Australian minister for immigration revoked Djokovic’s travel visa […]

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