Press conference: Illegal surveillance of journalists and activists in Serbia
December 23, 2024 3:10 pm Leave your thoughtsTuesday 24 December, 10.00h, Medija centar (Terazije 3, 2nd floor, Belgrade)
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Sixteen Days Are Not Enough
November 28, 2024 5:44 pm Leave your thoughtsEvery November 25th marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Although the phrase "against" has long been in use, I prefer the word "towards," because, perhaps illusorily, it evokes an image of equality. I choose to believe that it is possible to escape violence and that society is ready to shed the shackles of imposed patriarchal values and step toward equality for all members of our society.
REM Dismisses Complaint from the Youth Initiative Against TV B92
November 27, 2024 11:59 am Leave your thoughtsThe Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) has made a decision stating, without further explanation, that there is "no basis for initiating proceedings ex officio" against TV B92 following a complaint by the Youth Initiative concerning the coverage of the “Mirëdita, Dobar Dan!” festival. We believe that this decision by REM directly encourages and incentivizes electronic media to engage in reporting that incites hatred and promotes hostility, by establishing a principle of absolute irresponsibility that leads to a reduction in freedoms, rather than their enhancement.
Human Rights and Advocacy training ,,From Memory to Action: Peace and Human Rights in Post-conflict Society”
November 20, 2024 2:46 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Youth Initiative for Human Rights invites you to apply by the end of the month for a training on human rights and reconciliation, with a special focus on preventing hate speech and dominant ethnonationalist narratives in Serbia.
Joint Statement: Stop the Repression and Free the Political Prisoners
November 20, 2024 12:26 pm Leave your thoughtsWe demand that the authorities put an end to the repression against citizens, activists, and opposition figures who are seeking criminal accountability for the deaths of 15 citizens following the roof collapse at the Railway Station in Novi Sad.
