Politics 03.September 2026 IN THE Vučić on the students' claims about wiretapping: "They are stupid and pointless" The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, rejected the claims of the representatives of the student movement about wiretapping, calling them "stupid and senseless" and saying that no evidence was presented for such allegations.
Politics 03.September 2026 IN THE Brnabić: The state does not spy on students The President of the Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, rejected claims that the state monitored students in the blockade with sophisticated spy software, saying that no evidence was presented for such allegations.
Illegal wiretapping 02.September 2026 B. B. Students: We were targeted by spyware Allegations of spyware attacks on students' phones have been confirmed by international technology laboratories, said Ela Zeković, a student at the Faculty of Political Sciences.
SPC 20.May 2026. IN THE CIN: Wiretapping of the election of the Patriarch in the Temple of St. Sava, "Sky" messages and influence in the crypt In the crypt of the Church of Saint Sava, where the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church was elected in 2021, according to CIN's research, there were allegedly hidden cameras and parallel surveillance systems that raise the question of who all had insight into the course of the electoral parliament
Overview of the week 20.march 2026 Philip Schwarm Make every hair in your hair stand on end Are you being tapped? Don't worry - they're listening. Do they collect your personal information? Than what. Follow? Quite possible. Are you threatened? What is it like when you feel it on your own skin, ask Veran Matić
Serbia under cameras and microphones 25.February 2026. IN THE BIRN: Where are we all being recorded, watched, eavesdropped on, followed? More than a thousand devices for video and audio surveillance have been installed in public institutions throughout Serbia, including schools, hospitals, railway stations and city infrastructure.
Internet and marketing 27.January 2026 AI Is Google listening to you? Google agrees to pay $68 million to settle class-action lawsuit alleging Google Assistant spied on smartphone users and recorded conversations
Abuse of office 04.December 2025 IN THE BIRN: BIA used spyware to eavesdrop on farmers The phones of four farmers and environmental activists in Serbia were infected with NoviSpy software while they were in the premises of the BIA and the police. What life is like when you know that someone is constantly monitoring you, revealed the eavesdropped citizens
From the new issue 12.November 2025 NS Ana Oreg for "Vreme": "That's how Ćuruvija and Stambolić were eavesdropped" For the first time, PSG Member of Parliament Anna Oreg speaks extensively for "Vreme" about how she found out that the BIA was listening in on her, what she experienced with her colleagues who were accused of terrorism, who spent months in detention. Six of them are still in political exile
Mode combinations 31.October 2025 IN THE There are hundreds of recordings of Borković and SNS combinations? After President Aleksandar Vučić stated that Andrijana Borković recorded a conversation between her ex-husband Dušan Borković and SNS official Branko Malović, she reacted — claiming that she was not the author of the video, but that there are hundreds of such
The case of the "Novi Sad Twelve" 29.October 2025 Nedim Sejdinovic BIA at work: Eavesdropping on a mysterious person BIA eavesdropped on the premises of the Free Citizens Movement in Novi Sad, allegedly following a mysterious person "on the clock". This is now the official explanation. However, everything points to a serious criminal act by Orlić's subordinates, for which someone will have to answer
Eavesdropping 28.October 2025 MLJ Insider: BIA wiretapped one person, six PSG activists ended up in prison One person was under the surveillance of the Security Information Agency for three and a half months, Insider reports. The BIA allegedly eavesdropped on that person and "accidentally" filmed 12 activists in the premises of the PSG in Novi Sad, so six of them ended up in prison, and a warrant was issued against six of them.
Who "snitches" on citizens? 07.May 2025. IN THE How Viber became a tool of government: Citizens on trial for messages from private groups In Serbia, Viber has become much more than a messaging app – for many citizens, it has also become a source of problems. Since the beginning of the protests in the country, messages from parents' and activist groups have increasingly ended up in the tabloids, and their authors - in police interrogations.
Attacks on the media 27.march 2025 B. B. Forensic analysis: BIRN journalists were targets of illegal wiretapping From the number registered with Telekom Srbija, which is constantly unavailable, two BIRN journalists received identical messages on the same day, which contained a link to install the Pegasus spyware.
Overview of the week 14.march 2025 Philip Schwarm Stroke The eavesdropped discussion of the Novi Sad PSG board is at the level of banter in pub conversations, such as are held throughout Serbia. Its publication shows all the misery of the severely shaken government, as well as the wanderings of parts of the opposition parties
Spying on the phones of opposition politicians 25.December 2024 Jelena Zoric You talk, we listen People's deputies Marinika Tepić (SSP), Miroslav Aleksić (NPS) and Radomir Lazović (ZLF) speak for "Vreme" when they first suspected that their every word was going to the secret services and that the regime was abusing that information. Although their privacy is threatened even when they are in their own home and when it comes to their health problems, they have remained silent for years. They say they were overcome by the fear of having their words twisted in public and of being stigmatized as paranoid.
Violation of human rights 25.December 2024 MS NGO: Criminal complaint against NGOs in the BIA and the police because of spyware Amnesty International and BIRN research have shown that the BIA has been planting spyware on the phones of journalists and activists. Representatives of civil society therefore filed a criminal complaint
NoviSpy software and eavesdropping on citizens 18.December 2024 F. Mirilović State spying on activists The BIA does not have the legal authority to confiscate and monitor phones on its own initiative, without an express order from the court and the prosecution. But, as BIRN's research shows, she persistently does it
Violation of human rights 16.December 2024 NR Amnesty and BIRN: Serbian BIA with spyware on journalists and activists A BIRN investigation and a forensic analysis by Amnesty International revealed that the BIA, using Israeli Cellebrite technology, unlocked the phones of activists it called or brought in for interviews and installed the domestic spying program NoviSpy on those devices.
Civil rights 16.December 2024 MJ BCBP: Citizens are victims of illegal wiretapping The Belgrade Center for Security Policy warns of reports that reveal that Serbia's security institutions systematically misused spyware to illegally collect data from the devices of journalists, activists and citizens who peacefully express their disagreement with the authorities.
State supervision 12.December 2024 IN THE BIRN: Serbia's import of equipment for mass surveillance of mobile communications IMSI catchers, a technology capable of intercepting communication from mobile phones, have been present in Serbia for ten years. Without adequate legal frameworks, the use of these devices raises questions about mass surveillance, abuses and the protection of basic human rights
Technology and advertising 23.September 2024 SZ Are we being eavesdropped on mobile phones? Owners of internet platforms claim that eavesdropping via mobile phones is impossible, but users hardly believe it
Supervision and control 20.August 2024 IN THE Wiretapping in Montenegro: Secret measures and abuses The implementation of secret surveillance measures in Montenegro showed numerous shortcomings and raised the question of whether police wiretapping is carried out in accordance with the law. Competent institutions deny the possibility of illegal wiretapping
Is your cell phone bugging you? 14.May 2024. IM / Večernji list On your phone, Google secretly records everything you say, turn that option off Google stores audio of user activity on the web and in apps, including verbal interactions with "search," "assistant" and "maps" options, to improve voice recognition technologies
Amnesty International 13.May 2024. IM / DW "We're watching you, we can get to you": Chinese students under police surveillance The research conveys the experience of 32 students from China - 12 of them study in Hong Kong, and the rest at universities in Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada and the United States.
Organized crime 11.march 2024 IM (BIRN) BIRN: How prosecutors in Serbia collect evidence with the help of the BIA The case of police general Slobodan Malešić reveals how prosecutors in Serbia gather evidence and information using malware that works like the notorious Predator and Pegasus, which members of the Security Intelligence Agency install on suspects' phones.
Berlin 02.march 2024 AI/DW/Spiegel The Russians intercepted the conversation of German officers: Can the "Taurus" bring down the Crimean bridge The head of the Russian state channel RT, Margarita Simonyan, published an audio recording on Friday in which German aviation officers criticize Chancellor Scholz, discuss the technical capabilities of the "Taurus" cruise missile - and whether it would be suitable to destroy the Crimean bridge. The Ministry of Defense in Berlin confirmed that the officers were indeed wiretapped
