Category: Serbia
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Sinking beneath the poverty line: Serbia’s forgotten tragedy
REPORT Amid Covid-19’s cruel impact on human health and world economies, there is another crisis that has gone unspoken even though it remains a significant issue in countries like Serbia. People did lose their jobs due to the pandemic. But what is to be said about those who have already been struggling for years? What…
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Serbia’s new cabinet: the gender balance does nothing to rectify existing problems
REPORT More than 100 days after the 2020 parliamentary and local elections, Serbia chose its new government. Statistically, there are more women as ministers than ever in the new government: some of the new ministers are completely new whilst others have merely changed department. According to Bloomberg, the new Serbian cabinet is now among the…
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Social media and the government: the fight against fake news in Serbia
REPORT During the summer, Facebook arrived in Serbia. To help prevent the spreading of false information on their platform, they employed third-party fact-checkers. Journalists from Istinomer and Agence France Presse (Serbia) factcheck likely false content on Facebook on a daily basis to help fight increasing disinformation. Today, fake news is all over the internet – this…
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Serbia: the air we breathe
REPORT The year 2020 has seen big changes to our lives. Face masks have been introduced into our everyday routine to prevent us from getting infected with COVID-19. Here in Serbia, we don’t like to wear them, mostly because temperatures are still warm and it’s uncomfortable, especially when travelling on public transport. Serbian citizens, temporarily…
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July demonstrations in Belgrade: people against the curfew and authorities
REPORT Featured image credit: Zoran Drekalović Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Belgrade, outside the National Assembly building, on July 7th to express their discontent with President Aleksandar Vučić’s announcement of another curfew for the residents of Belgrade due to an increase in coronavirus infections. The power of social media was extremely visible…
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