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THE STRENGTH OF THE STRUGGLE: Student blockades in Belgrade
November 1, 2024. The fall of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad. The death of 15 people. Shock, sadness and anger among citizens of Serbia. Protests begin. The whole country pauses every day at 11:52 a.m. to silently pay respect to those who died at that exact time. November 22nd. Blockade of […]
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Monitoring matrix: An encouraging environment for the development of civil society in Serbia in 2023
Civic Initiatives, in partnership with the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), is proud to present the latest report on Serbia within the Monitoring Matrix series. This annual report assesses the legal, institutional and practical conditions that affect the possibility of civil society development, with a focus on freedoms, financial sustainability and cooperation between the […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: December 13 – December 26, 2024
Belgrade, December 26, 2024 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaDecember 13 – December 26, 2024 Another challenging year is passing and towards its end the situation in society is still tense. Blockades and repression of high school students, students, and citizens continue. Thugs hit the crowd with cars and beat them, the first misdemeanor […]
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Sign up for the SHIELD activist card
Due to the ever-increasing pressures citizens are exposed to due to their activism, we are launching the SHIT activist card mechanism.The SHIELD card gives its holder access to the support of Citizen Initiatives: legal and other types of support in emergency situations, such as arrests, intimidation or any other form of endangerment due to activist […]
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STRUGGLE STRENGTH: What is it like to be an environmental activist in a country where more than a million people do not have the right to water?
There are so many environmental problems in Serbia that it takes enormous strength to persevere in these struggles. The people we present to you obviously have it, even though they hit the wall countless times, were arrested, intimidated… They all make up Polekol, an organization whose vision is a society where nature is respected as […]
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Alexandra’s story: How practice in civil society changes perspective and opens new opportunities
Leskovac, 23. 12. 2024. Internship in a local civil society organization is an excellent chance to gain first work experience, believes Aleksandra Cvetković, who started her three-month internship in the organization Team 42 from Leskovac. As she says, since she is very shy by nature, her biggest fear was how she would be accepted in […]
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Encouraging the participation and representation of young Albanians in society
Civic initiatives within the framework of the call Encouraging the participation and representation of young Albanians in society were supported by the following organizations and project ideas: The future – “Language and writing are integral parts of Albanian identity” LIVRIT in partnership with Forum ZFD – “School of activism and culture: Empowering young people for […]
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Rodoljub Šabić and Dubravka Valić Nedeljković candidates for the REM Council
As legally authorized proposers, 23 civil society organizations dealing with freedom of expression proposed Rodoljub Šabić and Prof. Dr. Dubravka Valić Nedeljković as members of the Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM). The candidacies were submitted to the Committee on Culture and Information of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: November 22 – December 12, 2024
Belgrade, December 12, 2024 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaNovember 22 – December 12, 2024 CIVICUS, the international confederation of non-governmental organizations, has published a regular annual report on the state of basic freedoms around the world. The report stated that the right to protest is under threat around the world and that the […]
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