Civil Society on the Edge: How Pressure and Political Games Are Suffocating Freedom and the Future of the Balkans

In a region where democracy is increasingly stagnating, civil society remains the last line of defense for citizens’ rights and freedoms. But instead of support, it faces brutal pressures, smear campaigns, and political games pushing it to the margins. In Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia, NGOs struggle to survive as authorities systematically…

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Democrats, Vučić and Media Wars: How the Škaljari and Kavač Clans Infiltrated Montenegrin Politics

Democrats, Vučić and Media Wars: How the Škaljari and Kavač Clans Infiltrated Montenegrin Politics Welcome to the Montenegrin political soap opera where Democrats get all the privileges, and other media and citizens get tear gas and beatings! Yesterday, Andrija Mandić, the head of Vučić’s local branch, received yet another medal, while Democratic MP Boris Bogdanović…

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