JOINT STATEMENT:
STOP THE REPRESSION
AND FREE THE POLITICAL
PRISONERS

21 November 2024

We demand that the authorities put an end to the repression against citizens, activists, and opposition figures who are seeking criminal accountability for the deaths of 15 citizens following the roof collapse
at the Railway Station in Novi Sad. Repression against the people is growing increasingly brutal, and the highest state officials justify...   More >>>

ALEKSANDAR
ARSENIJEVIĆ'S THIRD
STEP

By: Veto Surroi

16 October 2024, Koha

Serbian activists in the
north of the country should not be arrested for protest whistling. Moreover, they do not need to convince anyone that they are right. But now they have the chance to prove that they are right through the vote. Albanians in Kosovo, who passed the "bullet to ballot" challenge, the transition from bullets to...   More >>>

A BALKANS AGENDA
FOR THE LAME DUCK

Daniel Serwer

October 5, 2024

We are entering the final stretch before the US election. That means a
lame duck period for lower priority parts of the world like the Balkans until January 20. Neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump is likely to say anything about the region before
November 5. Even after Inauguration Day it will be some time before the new administration focuses on the Balkans...   More >>>

THIS IS PANDERING,
NOT DIPLOMACY

Daniel Serwer

September 24, 2024

The US and Europe have now teamed up to applaud the mining of lithium–needed mainly for electric vehicle batteries–in Serbia. The enthusiasm is over the top. German Chancellor Scholz was in Belgrade for the July signing of a
Serbia/EU “strategic partnership” on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains, and electric vehicles. The US has likewise...   More >>>

UNITY ECHO: AMPLIFYING
YOUTH VOICES

Belgrade, September 16, 2024

This document highlights the main challenges and issues faced by Albanian youth in Serbia and Serbian youth in Kosovo, along with recommendations to improve the position of youth belonging to minority communities. It is based on discussions among young people from both communities who gathered in Belgrade in May to discuss the...   More >>>

US POLICY RESET IN THE
WESTERN BALKANS

Daniel Serwer

September 16, 2024

Friday, Serbia President Vucic announced
measures intended to reverse Kosovo independence. He is no longer content to refuse to recognize Kosovo but
wants instead to take at least part of it. Meanwhile, the American Embassy in Belgrade continues to profess confidence that he is moving...   More >>>

STRONGER TOGETHER:
ON CHALLENGING
SHRINKING SPACE FOR
CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE
WESTERN BALKANS

Joint Declaration

22 March 2024

The undersigned, representing the
consortium composed of
the Albanian Helsinki Committee, Kosova Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims (KRCT), Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, Macedonian...   More >>>

Preliminary Report

INITIAL ANALYSIS OF
SERBIA’S PARAMILITARY
AGGRESSION ON KOSOVA

Republic of Kosovo,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Diaspora

October 20, 2023

On September 24, 2023, Serbia committed an act of aggression against
Kosova, carried out by a paramilitary group of more than 80 troops in
Banjska/Banjskë, Repub...
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