Civic Initiatives strongly condemn the repressive measures implemented by the state in Užice and demand the immediate release of seven citizens, including a student, a professor, a councilor, and a lawyer, as well as other participants in the protest. We call on the relevant institutions...
22 September 2022 Authorities attempt to ban Belgrade’s first staging of EuroPride rally Protests on environmental issues have faced restrictions Environmental defenders face judicial harassment through SLAPPs Serbia has been added to a watchlist of countries that have seen a rapid decline in civic freedoms, with...
Belgrade, 13 September 2022 - The MUP must guarantee the freedom of peaceful assembly, and not retreat in the face of threats of violence Civil society organizations gathered around the "Three Freedoms" Platform consider the police's decision to ban the EuroPride march scheduled for September 17, 2022...
Civil society organizations gathered around the "Three Freedoms" Platform urgently request the Ministry of the Interior (MUP) to protect citizens who were exposed to attacks from private security in Novi Sad today, as well as to stop the application of repressive measures and excessive force...
Memorialization means remembering someone, honoring and respecting them and their life. It can take different forms, but all of them have the following in common: remembrance and respect. In order to push back against the harmful narrative created around memorialization in the society, Civic Initiatives are...
Belgrade, 17 March 2022- Joint statement by the CSOs from Kosovo and Serbia on the potential consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Western Balkans Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has negatively impacted the international rules-based order. The Western Balkans is especially vulnerable to global developments which...
Belgrade, November 9, 2021- Organizations gathered around the Three Freedoms Platform strongly condemn the arrest of peace activists Aida Ćorović and Jelena Jaćimović, who were brutally detained by plainclothes police while protesting against the mural of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, and demand the termination of...
Belgrade, 20 October 2021 - In the newest European Commission's Serbia Report 2021, published on October 19, 2021, it was stated that further efforts are needed for ensuring systematic cooperation between the government and civil society. The absence of an enabling environment for developing and financing...
Belgrade, 9 July 2021- Regarding the frequent official and informal calls on civil society organizations to get involved in the consultation process with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue for drafting The National Strategy for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development...
Belgrade, 7 July 2021- The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2020 edition of the Monitoring Matrix Regional Report on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development, examining the civil society developments in the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia...
