Balkan Insight

06/09/2025

A leaked recording has triggered alarm over the fate of a group of media outlets in Serbia that represent some of the last voices of dissent, just as President Aleksandar Vucic is mulling elections.

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A leaked recording has triggered alarm over the fate of a group of media outlets in Serbia that represent some of the last voices of dissent, just as President Aleksandar Vucic is mulling elections.

06/09/2025

In 2020, hundreds of thousands of people in Belarus took to the streets to protest against Aleksandr Lukashenko stealing the presidential election. Belarusian doctor Yauhen Zhuk, who is today exiled in Poland, shares his story.
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In 2020, hundreds of thousands of people in Belarus took to the streets to protest against Aleksandr Lukashenko stealing the presidential election. Belarusian doctor Yauhen Zhuk, who is today exiled in Poland, shares his story.

06/09/2025

LGBTQ+ Pride events in the Balkans are attracting waves of online hatred from social media users who, directly or not, take their cue from political leaders who are openly hostile to diversity.

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LGBTQ+ Pride events in the Balkans are attracting waves of online hatred from social media users who, directly or not, take their cue from political leaders who are openly hostile to diversity.

06/09/2025

Police made multiple arrests at a student-led demonstration in Novi Sad on Friday night, which descended into violence following a police intervention.

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Police made multiple arrests at a student-led demonstration in Novi Sad on Friday night, which descended into violence following a police intervention.

06/09/2025

A school history textbook for teenage pupils in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity continues to ignore the crimes of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic despite a court ruling in Sarajevo demanding it be rewritten.

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A school history textbook for teenage pupils in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity continues to ignore the crimes of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic despite a court ruling in Sarajevo demanding it be rewritten.

06/09/2025

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We aim to research and document any potential violations by the Serbian police regarding unauthorised access to electronic devices and breaches of human rights, and we need your help!

Did the police ask you to hand over your phone, camera, laptop, or any other device during the ongoing protests in Serbia?

Have you noticed any changes in your devices after that?

Share your experience anonymously on the link and help us with an ongoing investigation.

Did the police ask you to hand over your phone, camera, laptop or any other device during the ongoing protests in Serbia? Have you noticed any changes in your devices after that?

06/09/2025

With a new season of 'Big Brother VIP Kosova' around the corner, calls are growing for greater moderation of violent, hate-filled content and better media literacy.

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With a new season of 'Big Brother VIP Kosova' around the corner, calls are growing for greater moderation of violent, hate-filled content and better media literacy.

06/09/2025

When Denisa Kasa returned from abroad and saw the state of Albania’s filthy waterways, she was shocked. Now she has formed an independent collective of young people dedicated to the ‘dream of clean rivers’.

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When Denisa Kasa returned from abroad and saw the state of Albania’s filthy waterways, she was shocked. Now she has formed an independent collective of young people dedicated to the ‘dream of clean rivers’.

05/09/2025

Violence escalated in Novi Sad tonight as police used heavy force to disperse protesters near the Faculty of Philosophy, then continued their crackdown troughout the city.
Photo: Radio 021 Novi Sad 92,2 MHz

05/09/2025

People from all over Serbia are gathering in Novi Sad to support student-led protests against police brutality and the endangerment of university autonomy. The protest is part of a wave or antigovernment protests triggered by the November 2024 disaster at Novi Sad railway station, which claimed 16 lives.

Photos: Radio 021 Novi Sad 92,2 MHz

05/09/2025

In two of 10 cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federation entity, ethnic segregation persists in primary and secondary schools three decades after the end of the war.