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From the “Fake Student List” to “Milo’s Doctor”: How Ilija Srdanović Became the Target of Media Attacks

From the moment the Student List submitted its list of candidates for the upcoming elections, pro-government media launched a wave of attempts to discredit it. Ilija Srdanović, the lead candidate on the list, soon became the main target of these attacks. He was accused of violence and of targeting students, of alleged ties to the […]

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From the Streets to the Ballot Box: What Hungary Can Teach Serbia

Author: Tjaša Feher The political crisis that followed the November 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse has produced something Serbia has not seen for years: sustained civic mobilisation, new networks of trust and participation by large numbers of people outside conventional opposition structures. But moving from the streets to the ballot box changes the […]

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How Autocrats Select Their Presidential Candidates - An Ally Who Must Not Outshine Them

Moving from the office of president to that of prime minister and/or vice versa, while appointing a loyal successor in the vacated position, is not a new phenomenon. Sometimes it is a one-off solution to “get through” a term in office. If it successfully serves its purpose – retaining power, it can also be repeated […]

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Witnessing a Mass Grave - A Citizen’s Legal Duty or Espionage?

News of the arrest of R.T. (1980) from Istok on suspicion of espionage was published by the media on July 30. The arrest, captured by cameras, involved several units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in cooperation with the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kraljevo and the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA). “The arrested individual, R.T., […]

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“Albania to Albanians !”: a luxury resort project, USA and rally citizens in one story

Named after the endangered bird populating the peninsula, these protests contest the investment of more than one billion euros made by Donald Trump’s son-in-law to develop a luxury tourist destination, including up to 10 000 hotel rooms and villas. Key issues at stake for Albanian citizens started with the destruction of a protected wildlife zone, […]