Romani language edition of the Dikan comics published in Serbia
The popular Serbian weekly magazine Politikin Zabavnik, which celebrates its 85th anniversary this year, published a comics in Romani language.
The comics by Lazo Sredanović and Nikola Lekić features the adventures of Dikan "the youngest Ancient Slaw", which were extremely popular across the whole Yugoslavia....
Bajaga and fans celebrate 40 years since “Positive Geography” album and first concert in Skopje
On April 6, Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori repeated their first concert held in the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, held at the same location 40 years before, in 1984.
Two members of the original 1980s lineup joined the frontman Momčilo...
Russian Agents Cloaked in Mantles of the Macedonian Orthodox Church
Putin’s regime is using the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) for spreading influence in Orthodox countries. The ROC is exerting enormous pressure on other churches and preventing the recognition of autocephaly status the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC). By means of intelligence actions, Russian priests are...
Emotional ties and propaganda: The Russian “Soft power” in the Balkans
Russian media Sputnik and RT (Russia Today) Balkans operating in Serbia, are used as propaganda tools by Putin’s Russia and represent Russian “soft power” in the region. This propaganda from Moscow, disseminated through the contents published by both Russian media outlets and republished by...
“The Balkans festival of young comics creators” invites participants
Leskovac school comics "Nikola Mitrović Kokan," operating within the Leskovac Cultural Centre, announced that they will organize the event "The Balkans festival of young comics creators" for the twenty-sixth time in 2024. The event will take place from June 28th to 30th in the...
CRTA: Results of the Belgrade elections largely stemmed from illegal electoral engineering
Based on the information gathered and the analyses conducted thus far, the CRTA Election Observation Mission expresses a well-founded suspicion that in the elections on December 17, organized voter migrations occurred to an extent that crucially influenced the outcome of the very close elections...
CRTA Election Observation Mission: Chaotic elections held in Serbia
CRTA Election Observation Mission in their preliminary assessment about the Election Day in Serbia alarmed about drastic abuses of voters’ rights, laws and institutions that escalated on 17th December.
"We bring attention to serious concerns regarding the quality of Parliamentary elections, and their further departure...
INTERVIEW Gojković-Arbutina: The non-governmental organizations in R. Srpska will be designated foreign agents by law
Criminalizing once again the insult and slander, designating all non-governmental organizations that receive foreign donations (including the organizations working in journalism) as “agents of foreign influence” and establishing a Media Register, where the state decides who may or may not perform a journalistic activity.
These...
Interview: Eurovision sensation Joker Out discuss their creative process, touring and more
Slovenian band Joker out, reached a sudden rise to fame after their performance on this year's Eurovision Song Contest and have followed up their success by heading on a big European tour. Although they started off with the classic high-school-band story, today they are...
First-instance verdict in Štrpci Case overturned – trial restored
On 30 October 2023, the Court of Appeal in Belgrade issued a decision annulling the first-instance verdict in the Štrpci Case and returning the case for retrial. The Humanitarian Law Center considers it inadmissible that thirty years after the abduction and murder of twenty civilians in Štrpci,...
Greece won’t consent to Albania’s EU accession if there is no progress regarding Beleri
Greece will not consent to the next stage in Albania's EU accession talks if there is no progress on the matter of the elected mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, Greek diplomatic sources reiterated in Brussels on Tuesday, writes Greek news agency ANA-MPA.
The same sources...
Germany, Slovenia aim to push EU accession for the Western Balkans
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon want to work together to boost the accession of the Western Balkan countries to the European Union, they said at talks in Ljubljana on Tuesday, writes German news agency DPA.
"It is our common...
NMacedonia’s FM Osmani: Russia destabilizes the Western Balkans with visible steps
Bujar Osmani, the current Chairman of the OSCE and Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, said today that the Russian Federation is a factor of destabilization in the Western Balkans region. Unlike the US and EU support for N.Macedonia and the entire region,...
The Battleground: Now They’re Into Crypto – Montenegro Opens the Door
It was just a matter of time. Montenegro has been a foreign money magnet since the Yugoslav wars ended, especially since it gained independence in 2006, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd, in „The Battleground“
Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the article:
The Balkan state is a low-tax, low-cost euro...
The Bots Must be Crazy – Super special, fans and haters
Printscreen from the online campaign for positive promotion of the party bots in Serbia | Source: Instagram profile of Aleksandar Vučić
Someone is a proud political party bot, while another is praising the party leader and attacking his opponents, under the threat of losing his/her...
“Russia Days” in Skopje and Sofia, Bulgarian MFA Responds to Spreading Disinformation by the Russian Ambassador
The Russian embassies in Skopje and Sofia recently celebrated the National Holiday of the Russian Federation “Russia Day” by organizing receptions in both capitals thereby sending scandalous messages regarding the Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
Today, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was forced to...
Malicious meddling in Kosovo’s media sphere
This article by Ardit Kika was originally produced for and published by Kosovo 2.0 as part of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub project. It has been republished here with permission.
Serbia, Russia and China are the main disseminators of disinformation in Kosovo and about Kosovo. Serbian-speaking...
The last judgement by IRMCT’s Appeals Chamber establishes the participation of Serbia in the ex-YU wars
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) passed a judgment on the case against two former leaders of the State Security Service (SDB) of the Republic of Serbia’s Ministry of the Interior - Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović –...
Journalists from Serbian “Krik” sentenced for publishing an article listing subjects that sue them
Serbian website Krik.rs, known for the large number of investigative stories and investigative journalism awards, but also as a critic of the government, was sentenced by the High Court in Belgrade for publishing an article listing the lawsuits against its newsroom.
These lawsuits, as described...
Glorification and support for the teenage murderer – How TikTok content presented the massacre in Serbia?
Author: Goshe Nikolov
“Only a genius can kill 9 young persons; he is a genius”.
This is a statement from the social network TikTok, written above the photographs of 13-year old K.K. from Serbia, accused for murdering a total of 9 persons – eight students and...
