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REM is not a party quota – the President of the Assembly to announce which candidates she considers “our” and “theirs”
Published: May 27, 2025. Civic initiatives demand that the President of the National Assembly, Ana Brnabić, urgently announce which candidates for REM Council members she considers “theirs” and which “ours”, as she herself said in a public speech on May 27, 2025. With the statement: “Once again, you clearly said that for you, the quasi-elite, […]
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Promotion of tradition and female entrepreneurship
Yesterday, Bujanovac was the center of promoting female entrepreneurship and presenting tradition in the most beautiful way. A group of women who work in traditional cuisine around Bujanovac presented their specialties to fellow citizens and were an example of networking and empowering women at the bar. They were also helped by guests from organizations that […]
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The executive power exerts unacceptable pressure on the procedure for electing the new REM Council
Belgrade, May 16, 2024. Civic initiatives warn against the direct interference of the executive power in the selection process of the new Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM). Several organizations dealing with the protection of children’s rights have informed that in the previous days they received calls and instructions regarding the candidate […]
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Letter on legal and procedural irregularities in the previous procedure for the election of the REM Council
Civic initiatives sent a report to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in which they point to serious legal and procedural irregularities in the previous process of electing members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM). The analysis is based on the findings from the Citizen Initiatives report, updated […]
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Three Freedoms in Focus: May 1 – May 15, 2025
Belgrade, May 15, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaMay 1 – May 15, 2025 The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad filed an indictment against seven activists of the informal student group Stav and five members of the Movement of Free Citizens. The Prosecution proposed that the High Court in Novi Sad […]
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The power of the fight: Against prejudice and silence – the daily fight for the rights of people with mental disabilities
In the new episode of the series Struggle, we meet Snežana Lazarević, the mother of a young man with autism and an activist of the organization MDRI-S – Initiative for the Rights of Persons with Mental Disabilities. Her struggle started out of a personal need: to provide her son Stefan with a dignified and fulfilling […]
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Maja Stojanović: Young people can now overturn the elections despite the bad election conditions
May 7, 2025. Source: N1 Maja Stojanović, director of Civic Initiatives, supported the students’ call to hold extraordinary parliamentary elections and pointed out that the result of the election depends on the number of people and that there is now a large number of young people who could turn the result against the government. Commenting […]
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New elections for members of the REM Council: We remind you how the previous election process, which was cancelled, looked like
In light of the announcement of a new competition for REM Council members, Civic Initiatives remind the public of the illegalities and manipulations that marked the previous attempt to elect this important regulatory body. At the moment of the biggest protests in Serbia since the 1990s, the Government of Serbia and the Parliamentary Committee for […]
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BCSDN Civic Space Hackathon: Open call for civil society organizations and academic institutions
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) invites you to the Civic Space Hackathon held in Skopje, 17-18. June 2025, in order to jointly devise solutions to the challenges faced by civil society in the region (disinformation, smear campaigns, reduction of available resources). Are you ready to turn bold ideas into concrete solutions? BCSDN invites […]
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