KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
PRODUCTION AND MEDIA PRESENTATION OF AN EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE OF VIDEO DOCUMENTS ABOUT DAMAGED AND DEVASTATED ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES IN KOSOVO AND METOHIA
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Purpose and Meaning of thIS Website
This website was launched at the end of August 2024 with the aim of seeking support for carrying out a project to document the current condition of devastated Serbian Orthodox holy sites and Serbia’s endangered cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohia.
Since 1999, according to official data, more than 150 Serbian Orthodox churches, monasteries, and holy sites have been damaged or completely destroyed, 64 of which are medieval endowments, some of them also included on the World Cultural Heritage List.
From September 2024 through March 2026, 51 individuals and two Serbian diaspora organizations responded to my appeal published through this website. Through their donations, they made it possible to produce the video documentary The Holy Sites Demolished, filmed during 2025.
This documentary video testimony records the actual condition of some of the medieval Serbian Orthodox holy sites in Kosovo and Metohia that had not been visited since 1999, when their destruction began.
The names of the donors and the amounts of their donations are listed further down on this page of the website.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!
The funds received through donations were insufficient to complete the project in its entirety—that is, to document the current condition of all 64 medieval Serbian Orthodox holy sites listed in the existing archives.
In the meantime, I have been banned from entering Kosovo, which has consequently made it impossible for me to continue my direct involvement in filming new material. (More information about this is provided further down on this website.)
Nevertheless, thanks to the willingness and goodwill of my friends who are able to reach our almost forgotten holy sites in Kosovo and Metohia and provide me with recorded material for further technical processing and editing, there is still a possibility that the media presentation of this footage can be made available, at least on this website and on my YouTube channel.
Your help is needed!
KOSOVO AND METOHIA HERE AND NOW
A proposal to the Serbian diaspora and all people of goodwill to support my efforts to produce a COMPLETE ARCHIVE of documentary videos about ALL medieval destroyed and devastated Serbian Orthodox holy sites in Kosovo and Metohia.
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
Reports on the state of destroyed and devastated Serbian Orthodox churches and sanctuaries in Kosovo and Metohia are scarce in Serbian and world media.
A video document that would record a comprehensive, authentic, and current situation regarding the damaged Serbian Orthodox cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohia does not exist.
DONATIONS RECEIVED: September, 2024 - February, 2025
DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS
SAVE DISPLACED SERBS donated $2,000
SERBIAN NATIONAL DEFENSE donated $2,000
INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS
1. NIKOLA MARIĆ DONATED $1,000
2. GORAN DEBELNOGIĆ DONATED $850
3. LJUBOMIR MIHAILOVIĆ DONATED $800
4. ZVEZDANA STOJANOVIĆ DONATED $300
5. ALEKSANDAR MIJATOVIĆ DONATED $300
6. DUŠAN BILBIJA DONATED $250
7. DJORDJE and MIRA JOVANOVIĆ DONATED $200
8. MICHAEL CHIUSOLO DONATED $200
9. SAŠA JOVIĆ DONATED $200
10. NEBOJŠA NERANDZIĆ DONATED $200
11. DAVID VUČINIĆ DONATED $200
12. MICHAEL KARCHER DONATED $160
13. GORDANA KANGRGA DONATED $150
14. ALEKSANDAR NEDELJKOVIĆ DONATED $100
15. BORKO KOMNENOVIĆ DONATED $100
16. DRAGAN TOMIĆ DONATED $100
17. SLOBODAN JOVIČIĆ DONATED $100
18. ALEKSANDAR CRNJAK DONATED $100
19. MILORAD ŠKORIĆ DONATED $100
20. JASMINA MIRIĆ DONATED $100
21. NEBOJŠA ŽIVKOVIĆ DONATED $100
22. BOŽIDAR ANDRIĆ DONATED $100
23. OBRAD FILIPOVIĆ DONATED $100
24. PETAR SIMIĆ DONATED $100
25. LANA PAREZANIN DONATED $50
26. V&S KOVAC DONATED $50
27. DARINKA ZASTAVNIKOVIĆ DONATED $40
28. DRAGOMIR TABORI DONATED $30
29. BRANKO GLUMAC DONATED $30
30. MACRINA EVA DONATED $25
31. MARA SPADIJER DONATED $20
32. TAMARA ALEKSANDRIĆ DONATED $15
33. DEJAN STOŠIĆ DONATED $10
34. TATJANA BABIĆ DONATED $10
35. ALEKSANDRA VULEVIĆ DONATED $5
DONATIONS RECEIVED: September, 2025 - March, 2026
1. ALEKSANDRA NIKOLIĆ DONATED $186
2. IVAN KOLNOOKOV DONATED $1,000
3. MARKO MARKOVIĆ DONATED $1,160
4. MLADEN MARKOVIĆ DONATED $124
5. RADE SAVIJA DONATED $500
6. STEFAN NIKIĆ DONATED $200
7. TATJANA MIŠIĆ DONATED $300
8. ZORAN BELIĆ DONATED $100
9. LJUBINKA BELIĆ DONATED $700
10. NEBOJŠA NERANDZIĆ DONATED $500
11. BOJAN TRKULJA DONATED $100
12. MILKA ILIĆ DONATED $100
13. GORDANA KANGRGA DONATED $150
14. JOVANA MIHIĆ DONATED $400
15. MICHAEL GALOVIC DONATED $600
16. IVANA NIKOLIĆ DONATED $200
17. "SAINT JOHN OF SHANGHAI" Society DONATED $330
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IMPORTANT UPDATE !!!
In April of this year, I was denied entry into Kosovo and Metohija.
My presence in Kosovo and Metohija was characterized as a "threat to public safety and the international relations of the Republic of Kosovo," according to the document I was given when I attempted to cross the Jarinje administrative crossing point.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE !!!
Thanks to the goodwill of friends and associates who are still able to reach our holy sites, I can present their documentary video and photographic footage on both this website and my YouTube channel.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE !!!
Due to the site's specific content and the real risk of it being hacked or otherwise disrupted in its proper functioning, 24/7 monitoring and weekly updates are required.
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SUPPORT NEEDED!!!!
The cost of creating the website, including all accompanying elements and annual operation and maintenance, amounts to $2,000 (€1,700).
The efforts of my associates and me to bring this to fruition stem from our goodwill and enthusiasm, but above all from a desire to continue documenting the condition of Serbian holy sites in Kosovo and Metohija before every trace of them—and the memory of them—is lost.
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MAKE A DONATION
I kindly ask donors to provide their contact details when making a donation so that I can personally thank them for their support.
If the GoFundMe platform linked on the site is not suitable for making a donation, should a donor wish to contribute from within Serbia, here is the information for making a donation in Serbian dinars:
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DONATIONS RECEIVED: FROM JULY, 2026 - UNTIL NOW
1. IVANA NIKOLIĆ DONATED 12,000 RSD
2. NEBOJŠA NERANDZIĆ DONATED 20,000 RSD
3. MARKO MARKOVIĆ DONATED 20,000 RSD
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
NINOSLAV RANDJELOVIC - BIOGRAPHY
1959: Born in Belgrade, Serbia.
1978-1987: Graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from Belgrade University and completed an M.A. degree in Theology at St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y.
1987 - 1997: Professor at universities in the United States.
1997-2012: Independent author and producer of documentary films on the humanitarian and political crisis in Kosovo and Metohija.
2012 - 2024: Visiting professor of media and communication at universities in South Korea and independent author and producer of documentary films.
2024 - present: Lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia
KOSOVO AND METOHIA: HERE AND NOW
NINOSLAV RADJELOVIC - FILMOGRAPHY
As an independent author and producer, I have dedicated my work to shedding light on the humanitarian crisis, safety, and human rights violations suffered by the civilian Serbian population in Kosovo. This commitment is reflected in the 19 documentary films and numerous television reports I have produced, each serving as a voice for the oppressed.
My films have been broadcast on Serbian and European television networks and screened at international film festivals, with several receiving awards.
They have also been presented at academic institutions in Europe and the United States, including OESCE, UNESCO, the United Nations, U.S. Capitol Hill, the National Press Club, the European Parliament, and the Russian Parliament.
My Kosovo films on YouTube
Please take a look at some of my Kosovo films produced in the period 1998-2007.
SOME OF THE DVD EDITIONS OF MY KOSOVO FILMS
In 2006, the DVD edition "Document of Suffering" was printed in the USA and presented at the US Senate and Congress.
In 2007, a special edition of 6 of my films about Kosovo was presented in Russia. The entire circulation of this edition was delivered to the representatives of the Russian State Duma, and all films were shown on Russian national television.
In 2008, the DVD edition "Days Made of Fear" was presented in Belgrade's Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Pavle, it was officially delivered to all members of the European Parliament and presented at many relevant European cultural institutions.
THREE KOSOVO FILMS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS
In 2009, an independent DVD edition was issued in New York. It included three of my documentaries on the Kosovo crisis with subtitles in six official UN languages.
With initial endorsement from several Missions to the UN, 192 UN member states received this document, and the films were broadcast in 147 countries worldwide.
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS WEBSITE
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