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POLITICSOct 22Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap electionsCheers, music and waving flags greeted students arriving in Belgrade from across Serbia on Wednesday, as thousands gathered ahead of a final rally before this weekend's snap parliamentary elections.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 22Vucic’s Electoral Base Erodes as Younger Voters Seek Change in SerbiaAleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party is facing anti-establishment sentiments and demographic pressure on its ageing nationalist base in this weekend’s elections – similar to the dynamics that ousted Viktor Orban’s government in Hungary.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 22Acquittal Fuels Doubts over Transfer of Bosnian War Crimes Cases to SerbiaWhile a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced 13 people to a combined total of more than 180 years in prison for the killing of Bosniak civilians in two villages during the 1992-95 war, the acquittal of two others by a court in Belgrade has raised further doubts about the merit of transferring war crimes cases from Sarajevo to Belgrade.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 21Students march into Belgrade while populist Vucic holds rally in Serbia's south ahead of voteThousands of people lined the streets of Belgrade on Wednesday to greet marching students arriving to Serbia 's capital on the eve of their final rally ahead of…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 21Multiple Arrests Across Serbia Ahead of Crucial ElectionsFour days before parliamentary elections, Serbian police arrested at least seven individuals suspected of planning violent actions on election day and plotting to ‘overthrow the state’.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 21Serbians Abroad Organize to Vote Amid ObstaclesAhead of Serbia’s high-stakes snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, citizens abroad are organising shared transport and accommodation to reach polling stations, sometimes thousands of kilometres away.Balkan Insight
CYBEROct 20In Serbia, an investigator into the Trump hotel project in Belgrade says he was targeted by spywareEn Serbie, un membre du parquet ayant enquêté sur un projet d’hôtel Trump porté par Jared Kushner, gendre du président américain, aurait été ciblé par un logiciel espion, rapporte le Guardian.Le Figaro International
POLITICSOct 20How Serbia’s Ruling Party Turned State Institutions into ‘Vote Machines’Over 150 testimonies reveal how public sector employees are pressured to deliver votes and attend political rallies while some job posts are given to loyalists who staff party call centres on the clock.Balkan Insight
CYBEROct 19‘Islamist’ bomb threats sent to hundreds of schools in UK, Hungary, SerbiaSouth China Morning Post
CYBEROct 19Serbians Linked to Protest Movement Allegedly Hit by Spyware AttacksSix days before crucial Serbian parliamentary elections, digital rights investigators report with “high confidence” that two prominent figures connected to the anti-government protest movement were targeted by spyware.Balkan Insight
CYBEROct 19Serbian rector phone was infected with spyware during student protests , group saysA group alleges that a Serbian rector's phone was infected with spyware during student protests. This report highlights a potential cyber security breach targeting an individual in a politically charged environment.clickorlando.com · United States
POLITICSOct 19How Serbia's protesting students became key to the upcoming electionsA final campaign rally in Belgrade on Thursday is expected to draw tens of thousands of studentsThe Independent World
CYBEROct 19Serbian prosecutor probing Trump Tower in Belgrade targeted with spywareThe revelations come amid mounting controversy over plans to redevelop the former Yugoslav military headquarters in Belgrade into a new luxury Trump Tower.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 19Alleged Obstruction Ruins Highly-Anticipated Audit of Serbia’s Electoral RollAhead of Serbia's crucial elections this month, members of a commission tasked with bringing order to the electoral roll say they were ‘obstructed’ by authorities.Balkan Insight
WORLDOct 16He was 1,338th in the ATP ranking, fixed six matches, and received a historic sanction: the story of Serbian Stefan MilićevićEl tenista fue castigado por la Agencia Internacional para la Integridad en el Tenis (ITIA), que además le impuso una multa de 70.000 dólares.La suspensión colocan el caso en un lugar excepcional dentro de los registros disciplinarios de la ITIA.Clarín
POLITICSOct 16Serbia’s ‘Captured’ TV Screens All Tell the Same StoryThe dominance of pro-government TV channels, while commercial pressures squeeze critical media outlets, shows how uneven the media landscape has become ahead of the October 25 elections.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 15Croatia Rejects Serbian Accusation of Election InterferenceCroatian leaders dismiss Belgrade's protest note accusing Zagreb of meddling in looming elections and suggest Serbia's under-pressure ruling party is using the claim to mobilise voters.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 15A struggle for Serbia's soulAnger at establishment led by Aleksandar Vučić has spawned movement that could enable the Student List to form government later this monthIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 15Rising Violence is a Sign that Serbia’s Ruling Party is PanickingThe ruling Serbian Progressive Party’s nervousness about possibly losing the October 25 elections is driving its hardcore supporters’ increasingly aggressive behaviour on the streets.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 14Insider Blows Lid on Serbian Ruling Party’s Use of Hired ThugsMomcilo Marjanovic says he spent a decade providing ‘security’ for Serbia’s ruling party, a role that involved buying votes, beating protesters, and taking bundles of cash from the director of a public utility in the northern city of Novi Sad.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 12Russian diplomat expelled from Bulgaria in 2021 amid investigation into arms depot explosions now serves as assistant military attaché in Serbia, RFE/RL findsRFE/RL’s Balkan Service and the investigative project Sistema have identified a diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Serbia who was declared persona non grata in Bulgaria in 2021 during an investigation into explosions at weapons depots.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 8Serbian Watchdog Claims Voters’ Rights Under Threat Ahead of ElectionsCRTA report warns of persistent 'electoral engineering' attempts by pro-government actors, including unequal media coverage, intimidation, hostility to independent election observers and offers of money for political support.Balkan Insight
WORLDOct 8This Serbian cafe lets you enjoy your coffee alongside alpacasA new cafe in northern Serbia is giving visitors the chance to enjoy a coffee alongside six alpacas.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 7In Serbia, Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Invariably Suffer in SilenceEleven men in Serbia speak of their experiences of sexual violence and harassment - and explain their reasons for not reporting it.Balkan Insight