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Three freedoms under scrutiny: December 12 – December 25, 2025
Belgrade, December 25, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaDecember 12 – December 25, 2025 The previous two weeks were extremely challenging, first of all, for journalists in Serbia. Unfortunately, we end the year with a wave of insults and threats of arson, shooting, violence – threats that journalists were exposed to throughout the […]
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PRaćka 2025: When communication becomes an act of civic courage
At a time when public space in Serbia is increasingly narrowing, communication is no longer just a skill – it is becoming an act of civic courage. It is precisely from this belief that PRaćka 2025 was held, a two-day conference dedicated to trends in communications in the civil sector, which is traditionally held every […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: November 28 – December 11, 2025
Belgrade, December 11, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaNovember 28 – December 11, 2025 In the week in which the International Human Rights Day is celebrated, civil society in Serbia is “under repression”. This was established by the CIVICUS Monitor International research platform, which lowered the rating of Serbia’s civic space from “obstructed” […]
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This year’s Franco-German award was given to Maja Stojanović from Civic Initiatives
The embassies of France and Germany announced today that the executive director of Civic Initiatives, a civil society organization from Belgrade, Maja Stojanović, is the winner of this year’s French-German award for human rights and the rule of law. Ambassador of France Florence Ferrari stated that the engagement of Maja Stojanović is consistently aimed at […]
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Stojanović: Serbia in 2025 will be marked by an unprecedented struggle for human rights and increased repression
December 10, 2025. Source: N1 Belgrade The current year was marked by Serbia’s very poor level in the area of human rights, but also by an unprecedented struggle for them, said Maja Stojanović from Civic Initiatives. Commenting on the fact that Civicus Monitor announced in its latest report that it had lowered the assessment of […]
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Reduced grade for Serbia in the global report on civil liberties: Now “under repression”!
Published: December 9, 2025. In its latest report, CIVICUS Monitor announced that it had lowered its assessment of civic space in Serbia to the level of “under repression”. This represents a turning point after years of escalating attacks on basic freedoms. The “repressed” category — the second lowest in the global framework — refers to […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: November 14 – November 27, 2025
Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaNovember 14 – November 27, 2025 In the week when 16 days of activism against violence against women begin, a policeman hits a woman in the head at a protest in Novi Sad. This blow is a symptomatic indicator of what all victims of gender-based violence face – systemic, […]
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We will not cooperate with the institution of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality if Milan Antonijević is elected
November 26, 2025. Civil society organizations that work to protect human rights and equality warn that the election of Milan Antonijević as Commissioner for the Protection of Equality would represent another step in the complete collapse of independent institutions in Serbia. Of the five independent institutions that Serbia has, including the Protector of Citizens and […]
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Cancel the current procedure for the election of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality
Belgrade, November 18, 2025. Civil society organizations for human rights warn the domestic and international public that the manner in which the procedure for electing the new Commissioner for the Protection of Equality of the Republic of Serbia was carried out led to a serious nonsense of this process. Such an approach undermines the credibility […]
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