The fourth report, “The State of Denial,” maps the practices of war crime denial and glorification of convicted war criminals by government representatives and institutions, as well as other social actors such as the media, churches, political parties, and academia. This year’s report is titled “State of Denial – Serbia 2025: War Criminals as Distinguished Citizens”, recalling the event that marked 2025 in terms of the scale of war crime denial and glorification of convicted war criminals – the death and funeral of Nebojša Pavković. Pavković was buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at Belgrade’s New Cemetery, making him the first war criminal from the 1990s to be buried with the highest state and military honors, which sets a dangerous precedent.
You can read the full report here: WEB ENG Stanje poricanja 2025.
