Public policies
Launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor
Published: September 2, 2025 The Coalition Against SLAPP in Europe (CASE) and the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) are proud to announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, a new online platform designed to monitor the transposition and enforcement of European standards on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) at the […]
Pročitaj više
Serbia remains on the CIVICUS Monitor watch list as authorities try to crush student protests
July 30, 2025. Johannesburg, July 30, 2025 – CIVICUS Monitor has once again put Serbia on its watch list of countries where there is a sharp deterioration in civil liberties. The decision follows an intensified crackdown on massive student protests against government corruption that have rocked the country since November 2024, following the deadly collapse […]
Pročitaj više
The textbook law cements political control over education
Published: July 22, 2025. Civic initiatives warn the public about the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Textbooks, which will cement political control over education in Serbia, and call on the Government of Serbia to withdraw this regulation from the parliamentary procedure. By introducing “textbooks of national importance”, the new law establishes a state […]
Pročitaj više
Support for KRIK journalist Sofia Bogosavljev and an urgent appeal to the state to prevent abuse of lawsuits against journalists
The National Anti-SLAPP Working Group expresses serious concern regarding the criminal lawsuit that the “Starting” company, one of the main subcontractors of the railway station building in Novi Sad, from which the canopy fell and killed 16 people, filed against KRIK journalist Sofija Bogosavljev. KRIK, in the research text, which led to the lawsuit, revealed […]
Pročitaj više
Press release: Stop violence against citizens
We call on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and all competent institutions to immediately stop the use of force against citizens protesting on the streets of Belgrade. Recent events have shown a worrying willingness of the police to use tear gas, pepper spray, physical force, stopping ambulances and arbitrary arrests against protesters exercising their constitutional […]
Pročitaj više