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 […]
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 […]
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., […]
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, […]
After two mandates, the centrist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led the parliamentary elections polls as well as its preliminary results despite Russian pressure, indicating his likely pursuit as a pro-EU head of the government of Armenia. Pashinyan’s political choices to diversify its trading partners, through partnerships with UAE, Azerbaijan and China, and strengthen ideological ties […]
The decision to oust the politician happened two days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the closing of Bilgi University, one of the best private universities of Turkey, and less than a month after May Day protests when more than 500 protesters got arrested. Coupled with concerns raised by international human rights organizations over the […]
I was standing in the crowd when it happened, surrounded by a mix of celebration and disbelief that felt difficult to reconcile in real time. There was elation, certainly, but also something quieter: the awareness that systemic political ruptures rarely present themselves with such cleanliness. You have probably seen the videos, the flags, the dance […]
And yet, this moment carries a paradox. The possibility of change has returned, but so too has a clearer understanding of how much has already changed. The Hungary approaching this election is not the Hungary that brought Orbán to power in 2010, nor the Hungary that joined the European Union with confidence in its democratic […]
The Serbian public, exhausted by crises both genuine and staged, has been subjected to years of narratives about success and a golden age. The hero of the economic tiger fairy tale needs enemies, both domestic and foreign, in order to play the role of the caring and effective leader. Domestic propaganda is not necessarily focused […]
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute strongly opposes the Trump administration’s recent decision to deny U.S. visas to European public officials and civil society leaders. This action, which includes the blacklisting of individuals for their professional contributions to information integrity, represents a disturbing departure from historic principles of free expression. These bans […]
