Između ekstremizma i borbe za poštovanje ljudskih i manjinskih prava
Between extremism and the fight for respect for human and minority rights

Author(s): Ivan Ejub Kostić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Governance, Public Administration, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Keywords: Sandžak region; historical overview; ethnic composition; Bosniak identity; autonomy and regional politics
Summary/Abstract: The Sandžak region is located in the southwest of Serbia. According to the last census from 2022, 233,091 inhabitants were registered in the six municipalities of Sandžak, of which 150,941 declared themselves as Bosniaks, 62,478 as Serbs and 6,433 as Muslims. The largest city in Sandžak is Novi Pazar with 106,720 inhabitants, followed by Tutin with 33,053, Prijepolje with 32,214, and Sjenica. 24,083, Priboj 23,514 and Nova Varoš with 13,507 inhabitants.2 The aforementioned six Sandžak municipalities are divided into two Zlatiborski districts, with headquarters in Užice and Raška, the center of which is Kragujevac. In addition to these six municipalities located on the territory of Serbia, the Sandžak region also includes five municipalities in Montenegro - Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Plav and Rožaje.

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