Serbia

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Written by Istinomer

22 May 2025

Montenegrin civil society condemns initiative for Russia-style ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

16 November 2024

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

Written by Guest Contributor

18 June 2024

Youth in the Balkans should be able to recognize disinformation with malign intent, Slovenian expert says

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

17 October 2023

Stories about Serbia

Suspectibility to conspiracy theories makes Western Balkans easy target for Russian disinformation, geopolitical analyst says

Disinformation is also a security issue, part of hybrid warfare

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

11 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 bot

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

10 August 2023

Disinformation helps weaponize homophobia in the Balkans

Homophobic narratives attempt to undermine trust in the European Union

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

29 June 2023

Journalists from Serbian KRIK convicted for criticizing SLAPP suits against newsroom

SLAPP lawsuits aim to intimidate or financially exhaust the defendants

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

24 May 2023

The future of mass surveillance in Serbia

Since 2019, Serbian digital rights organizations have warned against surveillance system

Written by Guest Contributor

7 February 2023

Kosovo: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensions

All six incidents occurred in Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

6 January 2023

Defamation lawsuit against Serbian investigative media outlet KRIK sets a dangerous precedent

KRIK will contest the verdict in the Appellate Court

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

16 November 2022

Podcast: The state of press freedom

Journalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedom

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

14 May 2022

The Western Balkans will need unity and cooperation across society to overcome press freedom challenges

The harmful effects of misinformation are obvious and tangible

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

4 May 2022

From Kosovo 1999 to Russia 2021: The ‘cheapfake’ photo trend fuelling dangerous propaganda

It's becoming more difficult to tell whether content is authentic or fake

Written by Dren Gërguri

8 February 2022

Serbian authorities accused of spying on visiting Russian citizens at behest of Kremlin

Serbia's lack of visa requirements appealed to Russian opposition members

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

23 December 2021

After Twitter labeled Serbian pro-government media: It is important to know who controls and exercises pressure on media

Serbian public broadcaster RTS stopped using Twitter in protest

Written by Istinomer

6 September 2021

Documentary exposes the threat of facial recognition surveillance in Serbia

Surveillance "really challenges your sense of dignity..."

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

27 July 2020

Serbian government revokes controversial COVID-19-related decree used as pretext to arrests journalists

A journalist was recently arrested for "inciting panic and unrest"

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

7 April 2020

COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects digital rights in the Balkans

Government measures are flouting human rights standards

Written by Filip Stojanovski

30 March 2020

Netizen Report: Pro-government doxxing campaigns rock Hong Kong, Serbia

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

20 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 opinions

Written by Filip Stojanovski

20 September 2019

Serbian member of pro-Kremlin biker club under investigation for assaulting a female journalist

The journalist's news portal also came under hacker attacks

Written by Filip Stojanovski

12 September 2019

Serbian journalists expose anonymous doxing site's ties to pro-government media coterie

Istraga.rs' sexist attacks against women journalists and activists are troubling

Written by Filip Stojanovski

6 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 threats

Written by Istinomer

29 August 2019

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