Media reporting in Serbia during 2024 has been characterized by a biased portrayal of foreign actors, with the dominance of propaganda and manipulative narratives that favor Russia and China while portraying the West in a negative light. This trend has remained consistent for years. The United States and Russia were the most frequently covered actors…
Students’ protests have become a key driver of political and social change in Serbia, with the potential for further expansion and growing support, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by CRTA. Even after nearly three months, students’ protests are not fading — actually, they are gaining stronger support. Around 80% of Serbian citizens…
CRTA has submitted an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Serbia requesting a review of the constitutionality of 54 laws adopted during the Second Session of the Second Regular Sitting of the National Assembly, held from November 25 to 27, 2024. In the document numbering thousands of pages, that was submitted to the Constitutional Court,…
Significant hope in students, and increased concern about the direction in which the country is heading, accompanied by feelings of anger, rage, and fear caused by the Novi Sad tragedy, are main findings of CRTA’s latest public opinion survey. Results reveal that as many as 61% citizens of Serbia support the protests and blockades that…
Ongoing massive students’ protests across Serbia are the most articulated political demand regarding the snoozed Serbian EU agenda in a long time. They are precisely pointing to the crucial defects in the accession process – the rule of law, meaning institutions undermined by the power of President Vučić and his party. It would be of…
MPs from the Serbian Government’s pro-Russian coalition partner – Movement of Socialists, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vulin – submitted the Bill on the Special Registry of Agents of Foreign Influence to the Parliament on November 29, 2024. The proposal is substantially similar to the one submitted by the government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated…
CRTA’s 2024 media monitoring highlights significant bias in how Serbian media portray foreign actors. While Russia and China are predominantly reported on with a positive tone, the EU, the US, and NATO are mainly presented in a negative light. Key events, such as the Russian presidential elections and the visit of the Chinese president to…
Without determining the accountability of the chairwoman and members of the previous REM Council for violations and circumventions of laws regulating the media sphere, it is unrealistic to expect that a new Council, whose selection is set to be announced in the coming days, will bring about the necessary changes. The REM Council consistently acted…
We demand that the authorities stop the repression against citizens, activists, and opposition figures who are seeking criminal accountability for the deaths of 15 citizens following the collapse of the roof at the railway station in Novi Sad. Repression against the people is growing increasingly brutal, and the highest state officials justify and encourage it….
