Instead of Media Smear Campaigns, the Prosecutor’s Office Should Investigate Monument Desecration in Belgrade
On 26 January 2026, the online portals Kurir, Republika, and Novosti published articles in which the Youth Initiative for Human Rights was indirectly accused of vandalism, namely of desecrating the monument to Gavrilo Princip in Belgrade. In accordance with the Law on Public Information and Media of the Republic of Serbia, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights submitted a denial to the media outlets that misled the public.
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YIHR Calls on UK Regulators to Investigate Allegations of Media Suppression Involving British Firm in Serbia
Monday, 13 October 2025 – Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) has submitted formal complaints to a number of UK regulators calling for their immediate attention to alarming allegations involving British investment firm BC Partners in Serbia.
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Massive Human Rights Violations Cannot Be Called a “Heroic Struggle”
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR Serbia) condemns the statements and actions of President Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister Macut and Minister of Justice Vujić, who exploited the poor health condition of Nebojša Pavković, a convicted war criminal, to celebrate him as a hero. It is unacceptable to use the application of basic human rights principles — which allow convicts to stay with their families and receive medical treatment in their home country due to serious health conditions — as a means to glorify and deny the massive human rights violations for which Pavković was convicted with final verdict. Such actions are in direct opposition to the principles of peace and stability. Instead of, as Minister Vujić said, “the state must stand behind Pavković, Karadžić and Mladić,” the Republic of Serbia must abide by the law, international obligations, and not war criminals.
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For the authorities in Croatia and Serbia, victims exist only as ornaments of chauvinist politics
The Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Croatia and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia believe that the authorities in both countries have used the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm to, each in their own way, demonstrate chauvinism and a complete abandonment of responsibility toward the victims.
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