Non-governmental organizations

The "Sound Cannon" Affair

23.June 2026 B. B.

Civil society organizations are asking for a UN mission on March 15, 2025.

The actions of the VJT in Belgrade are "the opposite of the thorough and impartial investigation that this drastic case requires", according to civil society organizations.

Government NGO

28.May 2026. KS

"Non-governmental" organization Center for Social Stability: All Progressives to Progressives

Of the 49 associates of the Center for Social Stability, which presents itself as a non-governmental organization, it is not possible to establish a connection with the Serbian Progressive Party for only two, write "Vijesti" from Podgoprika. What is his role in the regime of Aleksandar Vučić

Non-government organisations

28.January 2026. B. B.

Serbian NGO targeted by Russian hackers

Forensic analysis revealed that Russian hackers accessed part of the archive and read more than 28 e-mails of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy, which has been monitoring reforms in the security sector for almost 25 years.

Personal attitude

21.January 2026. Dr. Stevan Lilic

Environmental information and interested public

An interested public is one that is affected or expected to be affected by the decision-making process in environmental matters, including non-governmental organizations dealing with environmental protection

"The public relativization of violence against women makes Milan Antonijević an unacceptable candidate for Commissioner for the Protection of Equality," civil society organizations point out.

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality

26.November 2025. B. B.

NGO: Antonijević is unacceptable as a trustee and because of the relativization of violence against women

"The public relativization of violence against women makes Milan Antonijević an unacceptable candidate for Commissioner for the Protection of Equality", civil society organizations point out.

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality

18.November 2025. B. B.

NGOs demand that the election procedure of Milan Antonijević be annulled

The public appearances of the candidate proposed by the parliamentary group of the ruling party in recent years raise the question of his ability to perform the function of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality according to the principles of independence, according to NGOs.

The European Parliament establishes a group to control the financing of NGOs

Non-government organisations

20.June 2025 KS

EU: Reviewing NGO funding

The European Parliament, on the initiative of right-wing parties, voted to form a working group that will examine the financing of non-governmental organizations from the European Union budget. The decision was initiated by right-wing parties

Sound cannon

09.April 2025 B. B.

March 15 incident: NGOs filed a criminal complaint for terrorism

The use of weapons for crowd control is an act of terrorism, according to non-governmental organizations

Sound weapon

26.March 2025. Mila Jovanovic

Court in Strasbourg: The final instance for the truth about the sound cannon

The European Court of Human Rights asked the Republic of Serbia to answer questions about the possible use of sonic weapons at the protest in Belgrade. What does this mean for Serbia and what kind of obligations does it, a member of the Council of Europe, have according to the decisions of the court in Strasbourg

Sound cannon

25.March 2025. B. B.

European Court of Human Rights: Serbia to declare whether it used sonic weapons

"The use of sonic weapons in Serbia is illegal and, accordingly, the procurement of such assets was not carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations," the press release of the non-governmental organizations pointed out.

Non-government organisations

13.March 2025. B. B.

CRTA filed a criminal complaint against Vučić

CRTA filed a criminal complaint against the President of Serbia, among other things, for causing panic and disorder

Attack on Non-Governmental Organizations

07.March 2025. KS

European NGO: Alarming scale of state violence in Serbia

"The levels of state violence and intimidation in Serbia are extremely alarming," reads the statement signed by more than 130 European civil society organizations.

Democratic Party

25.February 2025. B. B.

Respond to the "escalation of violence" against NGOs

The fight against corruption is being used as a "smoke screen" to deal with critics of the regime, the Democratic Party states

Rusija

17.September 2024. B. B.

And Doctors Without Borders expelled from Russia

In Russia, the law on "undesirable" non-governmental organizations has been in force since 2015. Foreign-funded NGOs must register as "foreign agents". It was the turn of the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders

The possibility of banning NGOs

28.May 2024. IM / RSE

The Assembly of the Republic of Srpska on the law on "foreign agents"

The law envisages special surveillance and the possibility of a work ban for non-governmental organizations financed from abroad, a ban on political activities, the need for additional registration and the sending of financial reports.

Serbia before the elections - Opposition

01.November 2023. Nedim Sejdinovic

High expectations after a history of losses

The united pro-democracy opposition can more easily make a connection with civil society, and until now, in progressive elections, it has mostly been shy to get more actively involved in campaigns. This time, as we learn, numerous non-governmental organizations will be actively involved in the election process, as in the nineties. They will invite people to vote and to guard the ballot boxes. It will include all active groups in the story - high school students, students, activists from informal groups, various specific organizations... The campaign will have a slogan: How much longer? It will also refer to stopping the explosion of violence in society, but it will also be a cry against crime, corruption, destruction of nature and urbicide, and everything else that is characteristic of the progressive government.

Civil society

19.August 2023. MN

Vladimir Đukanović: The state should prevent funding of NGOs from abroad

A tweet by a "progressive special assignment and damage control attorney" unequivocally calls for the introduction of an NGO law modeled after Russia's Foreign Agents Act, which liquidates ineligible NGOs

Non-government organisations

29.May 2023. NR

HLC: Employees accuse Nataša Kandić of mobbing

The abuse of the employees of the Fund for Humanitarian Law is an example of a systematic violation of rights within an organization that deals precisely with the protection of human rights, according to the announcement of the Union of Workers of Endowments, Foundations and Citizens' Associations, which is in the process of being formed.

Novi Sad

22.May 2023. N. WILL

The downfall of Novi Sad's "Dnevnik": Low-circulation "synonymous with lies"

Under the progressives, this provincial daily newspaper in the Serbian language became a tool for "manipulation and primitive propaganda" of the government, several non-governmental organizations from Vojvodina claim.

News

20.April 2022 MN

Freedom House: An increasingly hybrid Serbia

In the new annual report of Freedom House, Serbia has been classified in the category of "hybrid regimes" for the third year in a row, and the quality of democracy, which is measured from one to seven, this year was rated 3,79, which is an even lower rating than the previous year.