The 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.
MoreThe exhibition “Stories of Ongoingness” was presented to the public in Belgrade at the Endžio Hub from September 19 to 21st of September, following its previous successful showing in Pristina. Visitors had the opportunity to see stories created by young people from Kosovo and Serbia as part of a Youth Exchange and Storytelling Workshops on Dealing with the Past. The workshops were organized under the project “Cross Border Youth Dialogue,” jointly implemented by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia and Kosovo.
MoreMila Pajić and Doroteja Antić, activists from the group “Stav” and employees of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, were detained this evening in Novi Sad while en route to the Varadin Bridge, where a protest blockade began at 6 p.m. in response to the impunity of those responsible for the tragedy that occurred in the city on November 1st.
MoreThe Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), together with the Institute for European Affairs (IEA), as part of the Working Group for Chapter 35 of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU), has published an analysis titled “Integrated Border Management and Freedom of Movement – The Line of Division between (Non)Friends.” The authors of the analysis are Sofija Todorović, director of YIHR, and Naim Leo Beširi, director of IEA.
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