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Over 2,000 professors signed the list for support of student protests in Serbia

7 January 2025

The list of university professors who signed an open letter expressing support for the Serbian students and their demands constantly grows, and has surpassed 2,000 names so far, Nova.rs reported. “Dear citizens of Serbia, us, the teachers, associates and researchers of the Serbian universities, stand firmly besides our students in the common struggle for better […]

Supporting Activism in Times of Crisis: Emergency Resources for the Western Balkans, research published

26 December 2024

The civic space for progressive organisations and activists in Western Balkans is continuously shrinking. Their work and well-being remains critically important and yet is made more challenging given increased security risks, legal threats and a challenging funding landscape, the PeaceNexus Foundation warned. “In order to inform our response and make adaptations to how we support […]

How Macedonian Students Supported the Struggle of Their Serbian Peers

25 December 2024

Students in North Macedonia have expressed their solidarity with their peers in Serbia, who have been fighting for justice and accountability for several weeks. Amid the intensified protests and blockades of Serbian universities, Macedonian student organizations have stated that the student voice is the backbone of democracy and that any attempt to repress it is […]

“Nulta Tachka” – Serbia’s anti-Western propaganda channel

29 August 2024

It’s not very difficult to note that every other post on the website is anti-Western and portrays Western countries as unjust, controversial and full of crime. Conspiracy theories aimed at fostering disruption and uncertainty among citizens are based on a few postulates or main ideas: migration, the World Economic Forum, COVID vaccination and all the […]

In Turkey, a street interview lands a citizen in jail

22 August 2024

A woman identified as Dilruba Y, was arrested in the province of Izmir, Turkey, after criticizing the government’s choice to block Instagram during a street interview with a local popular YouTube channel, Tuylu Mikrofon (furry microphone).

Fact-checkers condemn physical attack against journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf

1 August 2024

This article is based collaboration between Global Voices and Metamorphosis Foundation.  The members of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) issued a condemnation of the attack against the journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf that took place on July 16 near near Zadar. As reported by Faktograf, award-winning journalist Melita Vrsaljko, a fact-checker who works on their Climate Portal, was physically […]

Metamorphosis joins the condemnation of physical attack against journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf

19 July 2024

As a member of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and the International Fact-Checking Network, Metamorphosis Foundation joins condemnation of the attack against the journalist of Croatian fact-checking service Faktograf. The newsrooms of  the fact-checking service  Truthmeter.mk, Meta.mk news agency and the news portal in Albanian language PortAlb.mk join the  condemnation. As reported by Faktograf, […]

Implications of the EU Digital Services Act on critical voices in Serbia: Challenges for civil society organizations and investigative journalists

18 June 2024

This article was written by Emily Wright, a Fulbright Research Fellow affiliated with civil society organization Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, and first published by Tech Policy Press. An edited version is republished by Meta.mk with permission. Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will have a significant impact on the digital environment, both with the European Union (EU) and beyond. While […]

Romani language edition of the Dikan comics published in Serbia

8 April 2024

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. In its last two issues, Politikin Zabavnik includes an insert […]

Russian Agents Cloaked in Mantles of the Macedonian Orthodox Church

25 March 2024

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 recruiting members of the clergy all over the local Balkan churches, […]

Emotional ties and propaganda: The Russian “Soft power” in the Balkans

28 February 2024

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 Serbian media, reaches, and is read everywhere in the Western Balkans, […]

“The Balkans festival of young comics creators” invites participants

21 February 2024

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 premises of Leskovac Cultural Center, the National Museum of Leskovac and […]

CRTA Election Observation Mission: Chaotic elections held in Serbia

21 December 2023

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 from standards for free and fair elections. Considering the scope […]

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