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Regional Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the threats directed at Radar weekly journalist Vuk Cvijić following the publication of an article in that outlet. A call from an unknown number from abroad containing an unequivocally threatening message represents yet another piece of evidence that journalists in Serbia are systematically exposed to pressure, intimidation, and […]

The adoption of the strictest Resolution on Serbia to date by the European Parliament clearly points to a deep crisis of democracy, the rule of law, and media freedom in Serbia. Europe has unequivocally and fully recognized what the citizens of Serbia have been feeling for years – fear, pressure, institutional abuse, and the suppression […]

Regional Academy for Democratic Development  has addressed the Friends of the Western Balkans network – a coalition of progressive political organizations, Members of the European Parliament, and individuals from EU countries committed to supporting democracy in the Western Balkans.In our message, we emphasized that the situation in Serbia is worsening by the day, with the […]

The Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the detention of Montenegrin director and intellectual Danilo Marunović by agents of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) in Belgrade.The intrusion of BIA agents into Mr. Marunović’s hotel room and his subsequent forced interrogation without any legal basis constitutes a brutal violation of fundamental human rights, a politically motivated […]

Each year on 9 May, the Russian regime commemorates Victory Day in the Second World War. The military parade traditionally held on this occasion has long served not only to downplay the role of the West and Europe in defeating Nazi Germany but also as a display of force and a symbolic threat to Europe, […]

A day before the anniversary of Zoran Đinđić’s assassination, Aleksandar Vučić is sending a clear message to the people of Serbia – he will defend his power by any means necessary, relying on the very same structures that, 22 years ago, fired shots at a modern Serbia.Members of the Special Operations Unit (JSO), whose members […]

The Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the police raid on the premises of Civic Initiatives, the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), the Center for Practical Politics, and the Trag Foundation.This raid, orchestrated by Vučić’s party prosecutor Stefanović, was carried out without presenting a search warrant and with an obvious intent to intimidate. […]

The last nights break-in at the premises of the Independent Society of Journalists of Vojvodina in Novi Sad occurred after a months-long campaign of hatred and targeting of this organization by the highest officials in Serbia, headed by President Aleksandar Vučić.We demand that the police and all relevant authorities urgently take action and, without delay, […]

Last night’s attack on students in Novi Sad represents a completely new phase in the horrifying violence that the Serbian Progressive Party has been generating since the beginning of the protests over the murder of 15 people in Novi Sad. Although it has been clear from the very start that the Serbian Progressive Party and […]

The Regional Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the escalation of violence in our society, the most recent example being the attack on conductor Ana Zorana Brajović following the performance of the opera “Cinderella” at the National Theatre, during which she expressed solidarity with students, high schoolers, and all citizens demanding accountability for the tragic […]

 Historian Milivoj Bešlin stated at the panel discussion marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Vojvodinian historian Prof. Dr. Ranko Končar that the ongoing civic and student protests in Novi Sad and Vojvodina signal both political and, more importantly, societal subjectivization of Vojvodina.“Novi Sad and Vojvodina are leading the protests, setting the trends. To […]

Tuesday, December 10th, at 6 PM, at the NDNV premises in Novi Sad The Vojvodina Club, the Regional Academy for Democratic Development, the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina, and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia invite you to a panel dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the passing of Vojvodinian historian Prof. Dr. […]

Regional Academy for Democratic Development from Novi Sad expresses deep concern over the violence and incidents during last night’s protests in our city, as well as the way security services treated protest participants and organizers. We are especially alarmed by information suggesting that groups of hooligans, who openly instigated unrest and destroyed property under the […]

The Regional Academy for the Development of Democracy expresses serious concern regarding repeated voter migration manipulations, which pose an increasing risk to the stability of the Western Balkans. After similar scenarios were witnessed during elections in Serbia and Montenegro, voters are now being organized from Serbia to participate in the local elections in Srebrenica, Bosnia […]

The Regional Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the actions of the Serbian regime, both leading up to and on the day of the local elections in Podgorica and Kotor. Activists from the ruling SNS party were observed in jeeps, along with buses carrying dual-registered voters from Serbia. This reflects a migration of false voters […]

The Regional Academy for Democratic Development strongly condemns the brutal physical assault on students and members of the informal group STAV from Novi Sad, which occurred in front of the Rectorate building. This incident, in which two students were injured after an explosive device was thrown at them, represents a direct attack on freedom of […]

The harassment of Croatian singer Severina Vučković and her four-hour detention at the border between Croatia and Serbia is just the latest in a series of proofs that Serbia is taking on the shameful role it had in the region during the 1990s.Severina Vučković is a woman who bravely fights against chauvinism, advocates for confronting […]

The disgraceful and brutal attack by the Prime Minister of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, on the student from Novi Sad, Mila Pajić, is the latest example of dishonor, arrogance, and autocracy. The Prime Minister, who attacked an activist from a position of power by labeling her a promoter of Ustaše ideology, a Serb-hater, and a destroyer […]

Statements by the President of the National Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, and the monstrous manipulation of parts of the speech by Munira Subašić, President of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association, delivered at the commemoration of the anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, are yet another proof that the regime in Belgrade, led by Aleksandar […]