The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protestsWritten by Istinomer22 May 2025
Montenegrin civil society condemns initiative for Russia-style ‘Foreign Agents’ LawWritten by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe16 November 2024
Implications of the EU Digital Services Act on critical voices in Serbia: Challenges for civil society organizations and investigative journalistsWritten by Guest Contributor18 June 2024
Youth in the Balkans should be able to recognize disinformation with malign intent, Slovenian expert saysWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation17 October 2023
Suspectibility to conspiracy theories makes Western Balkans easy target for Russian disinformation, geopolitical analyst saysDisinformation is also a security issue, part of hybrid warfareWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation11 August 2023
Serbian ruling party troll farm leak revealed identities of over 14,500 ‘bots’Government damage control included campaign claiming it's good to be a botWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation10 August 2023
Disinformation helps weaponize homophobia in the BalkansHomophobic narratives attempt to undermine trust in the European UnionWritten by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe29 June 2023
Journalists from Serbian KRIK convicted for criticizing SLAPP suits against newsroomSLAPP lawsuits aim to intimidate or financially exhaust the defendantsWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation24 May 2023
The future of mass surveillance in SerbiaSince 2019, Serbian digital rights organizations have warned against surveillance systemWritten by Guest Contributor7 February 2023
Kosovo: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensionsAll six incidents occurred in Serb-majority municipalities in the north of KosovoWritten by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe6 January 2023
Defamation lawsuit against Serbian investigative media outlet KRIK sets a dangerous precedentKRIK will contest the verdict in the Appellate CourtWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation16 November 2022
Podcast: The state of press freedomJournalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedomWritten by Ameya Nagarajan14 May 2022
The Western Balkans will need unity and cooperation across society to overcome press freedom challengesThe harmful effects of misinformation are obvious and tangibleWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation4 May 2022
From Kosovo 1999 to Russia 2021: The ‘cheapfake’ photo trend fuelling dangerous propagandaIt's becoming more difficult to tell whether content is authentic or fakeWritten by Dren Gërguri8 February 2022
Serbian authorities accused of spying on visiting Russian citizens at behest of KremlinSerbia's lack of visa requirements appealed to Russian opposition membersWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation23 December 2021
After Twitter labeled Serbian pro-government media: It is important to know who controls and exercises pressure on mediaSerbian public broadcaster RTS stopped using Twitter in protestWritten by Istinomer6 September 2021
Documentary exposes the threat of facial recognition surveillance in SerbiaSurveillance "really challenges your sense of dignity..."Written by Metamorphosis Foundation27 July 2020
Serbian government revokes controversial COVID-19-related decree used as pretext to arrests journalistsA journalist was recently arrested for "inciting panic and unrest"Written by Metamorphosis Foundation7 April 2020
COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects digital rights in the BalkansGovernment measures are flouting human rights standardsWritten by Filip Stojanovski30 March 2020
Netizen Report: Pro-government doxxing campaigns rock Hong Kong, SerbiaTechnology and human rights news from around the world.Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team20 September 2019
Serbian journalists expose a ruling party bot application used to manipulate readers’ comments on media websites Manipulation of user comments deceives readers by pretending to represent 'neutral' majority opinionsWritten by Filip Stojanovski20 September 2019
Serbian member of pro-Kremlin biker club under investigation for assaulting a female journalistThe journalist's news portal also came under hacker attacksWritten by Filip Stojanovski12 September 2019
Serbian journalists expose anonymous doxing site's ties to pro-government media coterieIstraga.rs' sexist attacks against women journalists and activists are troublingWritten by Filip Stojanovski6 September 2019
Contrary to Serbian government's claims, fact-checking initiative shows that journalists are far from being ‘all safe’Journalists in Serbia are subjected to online threats including death threatsWritten by Istinomer29 August 2019