{"id":156168,"date":"2021-05-09T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=196559"},"modified":"2021-05-09T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T19:53:00","slug":"austrian-author-handke-honored-by-serbia-amid-anger-over-milosevic-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/09\/austrian-author-handke-honored-by-serbia-amid-anger-over-milosevic-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian Author Handke Honored By Serbia Amid Anger Over Milosevic Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic presented one of his nation’s highest decorations to controversial Nobel literature laureate Peter Handke despite the anger of many people in the Western Balkans. At a May 9 ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia’s Karadjordje Star was awarded to the 78-year-old Austrian writer who is seen by many as an apologist for Serb war crimes and a staunch supporter of late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.<\/p>\n\n