Youth Initiative for Human Rights and “Omas Gegen Rechts” Win Aachen Peace Prize
On Sunday, September 1, in the German city of Aachen, Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Grandmas Against Far Right (Omas Gegen Rechts) were honored with the Aachen Peace Prize.
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The detention of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights’ director during passport control represents a continuation of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs’ illegal practices
Sofija Todorović, Director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia, was once again detained today at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport without any explanation. She was traveling to Aachen, Germany, where she is scheduled to accept the Aachen Peace Prize on September 1 on behalf of her organization.
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YIHR Regional Network Support for Andrei Gnyot: United in the Fight Against Authoritarianism
The Regional Network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) calls on the Serbian authorities not to extradite Andrei Gnyot to Belarus, as there are grounds to suspect that he will be tortured or killed due to his critical stance against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
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Stop the Repression Against Citizens and Hate Speech Against Activists
A large number of unfounded detentions and arrests of citizens in recent weeks have been accompanied by propaganda against alleged foreign mercenaries who, in the interest of hostile foreign countries, are said to be undermining the state order. The goal of such manipulations, propagated by government representatives and media controlled by it, is to justify repression against political dissenters and to deter citizens from participating in legitimate and legal protests through fear.
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