The evil West and the “island of freedom” Reporters Without Borders recently assessed that Russia Today uses its office in Belgrade to “adjust Kremlin narratives before spreading them throughout Southeast Europe”. In that analysis, created as part of their new initiative, Propaganda Monitor, RWB also called on the EU and its member states to […]
The beginning of August reminded in many ways the end of December 2023. There are protests in the streets, warnings in the media about a new Maidan and “colour revolutions”, as well as Russia’s claims that the West is trying to “destabilise the situation” in Serbia following a “notorious scheme” (RTS). There is also gratitude […]
Satanisation of freedom-loving leaders On one of the front pages, the statement of the President of Serbia found its place –”The target are freedom-loving leaders around the world, and the reason for the attack on both Trump and Fico were hatred and satanisation in the public”. In the same spin, there were traces […]
BIA Chief: A coveted position Vladimir Orlić will take over the reins from the Acting Director of the BIA, Tomislav Radovanović, in the post that has been formally vacant since the resignation of Aleksandar Vulin in November 2023. Previous occupiers of this top post had been the subjects of several controversies with Vulin having […]
As news broke of the attempted assassination on the Slovak PM, the media stuck to the Serbian President’s quick response. As a guest on public broadcaster RTS 1, Vučić iterated how unimaginable the attempted assassination was for contemporary Europe. Comparing Fico to other politicians of great “political integrity”, the President focused on the strength of […]
After two days of deliberation, the Serbian Assembly voted for the new Government of Miloš Vučević. Before the vote, Vučević presented his programme, as well as the 31 ministers who, barring extraordinary circumstances, would hold executive power until 2028. Vučević presented their names after delivering his keynote address to the members of the Serbian Assembly. […]
“I used the conversation with Ambassador Botsan-Kharchenko to hand him a letter for the President of the Russian Federation, Putin, in which, alongside congratulations for his electoral victory, I explained the difficult situation faced by the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, significant political challenges that await Serbia, along with gratitude to the Russian Federation […]
The Russian narrative about Maidan – the events in Ukraine from 2013/2014, which Russians portray as a foreign-orchestrated coup, while Ukrainians see it as a revolution of dignity that freed Ukraine from decades-long Kremlin influence – seems to have resonated well in public discourse in Serbia. Just as protests against violence due to two massacres […]
The misinformation we analyzed fits into the anti-gender narrative, including speculations about millions of abortions in Serbia, false information regarding the LGBT+ community, and unfounded accusations of child pornography. Viral posts often target specific groups, such as labeling monkeypox as a “gay disease”. Feminism has also been a frequent target, with claims that Western feminism […]
“Thus far, these have been the cleanest elections (almost, you can never implement an electoral process to perfection), the cleanest and fairest elections. They know it, and everyone knows it. That’s why I’ve never received so many congratulations from people in the European Union, even though I’ve never been a fan of parliamentary elections”, stated […]
