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  Open Call for Grant Applications: Encouraging Participation and Representation of Albanian Youth   Civil Initiatives are announcing a call for project proposals aimed at encouraging the participation and representation of Albanian youth in Preševo and Bujanovac.  By empowering local organizations to leverage their community connections and understanding of...

Belgrade, August 15, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia August 2 – August 15, 2024   Arrests, imprisonments, detentions and targeting of environmental activists marked the previous period. Lithium mining in the Jadar Valley has once again become a major topic after the decision of the Constitutional Court...

Belgrade, July 12, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia July 12 – August 1, 2024 From July 12 to August 1, 2024, several serious human rights violations were recorded in Serbia concerning freedom of expression, assembly, and association. Activist Zlatko Kokanović was detained due to comments made...

Belgrade, July 11, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia June 28 – July 11, 2024 The previous two weeks passed in the shadow of censorship. A large number of examples of the collapse of basic freedoms reminded us of the captivity of the state in which our...

Belgrade, June 27, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia June 14 – June 27, 2024   The previously observed period was marked by numerous cases of violation of basic freedoms. KRIK has been facing lawsuits that have the characteristics of SLAPP lawsuits for a long time. Their daily functioning,...

Belgrade, June 13, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia May 31 – June 13, 2024   Strategic lawsuits against public participation, better known as SLAPP lawsuits, in the previously observed period continued to be a weapon in the hands of the holders of power to stifle criticism and...

Belgrade, May 30, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia May 17 – May 30, 2024   It is difficult to talk about violations of basic civil and political rights, while the whole world is witnessing the destruction of Palestine and the killing of civilians, mostly women and children....

Belgrade, May 16, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia May 3 – May 16, 2024   In the previously observed period, violations of basic human rights continued in Serbia. The announcement of the branch of the Serbian Progressive Party from Novi Sad confirmed that campaigns against critical media and...

Belgrade, May 2, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia April 19 – May 2, 2024   Workers in Serbia welcome the first of May in the face of numerous problems and challenges. The black chronicle has been flooded with news about dead workers for days, and no one...

Belgrade, April 18, 2024 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia April 5 – April 18, 2024   In the past period, the violation of freedom of expression was dominant. Journalist and professor Dinko Gruhonjić was verbally attacked on the street, when an unknown man insulted him and threatened him with...