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We Call for the Urgent Invitation of a UN Fact-Finding Mission into the Alleged Use of an Acoustic Device Against Citizens on 15 March 2025
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We Call for the Urgent Invitation of a UN Fact-Finding Mission into the Alleged Use of an Acoustic Device Against Citizens on 15 March 2025

Civil society organisations express deep concern over the direction of the investigative actions concerning the incident of 15 March 2025, which have recently been undertaken by the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade. The current conduct of this Prosecutor’s Office is the exact opposite of the thorough and impartial investigation that such a grave case requires. Instead, it indicates a deliberate intention to cover up the actual incident and divert public attention towards the political persecution of victims and all those who have provided them with legal or other forms of support.

By BCBP|2026-06-24T13:44:02+02:0024.06.2026.|Categories: Accountability, BSCP, In Focus, Local Security, Oversight, Police|0 Comments

Freedoms Under Pressure: Experts Warn of Expanding Digital Surveillance Threats
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Activism, Challenges Risks and Threats, Civil society, Cyber Security, Digital Autocracy, Digital surveillance, Oversight, Serbian Security Policy

Freedoms Under Pressure: Experts Warn of Expanding Digital Surveillance Threats

At the panel discussion “Freedoms Under Pressure: Civil Society and Digital Oversight in Serbia and Abroad”, organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 31 October in Belgrade, speakers warned that digital surveillance and spyware use are rapidly becoming tools of political control in Serbia and across Europe, posing severe risks to human rights and democracy.

By BCBP|2026-02-05T17:34:40+01:0004.11.2025.|Categories: Activism, Challenges Risks and Threats, Civil society, Cyber Security, Digital Autocracy, Digital surveillance, Oversight, Serbian Security Policy|Tags: activists, civil society, Civil Society Digital Security Network, Digital Surveillance Threats, Human Rights Defenders, journalists, Panel discussion|0 Comments

BCSP Warns: Citizens Are Victims of Illegal Surveillance by the State
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BCSP Warns: Citizens Are Victims of Illegal Surveillance by the State

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) strongly condemns the Serbian authorities’ misuse of digital technologies for surveillance of citizens, as detailed in the Amnesty International report "Digital Prison: Surveillance and Repression of Civil Society in Serbia."

By BCBP|2024-12-16T09:25:12+01:0016.12.2024.|Categories: Activism, BSCP, Oversight|Tags: BCBP Saopštenje|0 Comments

Report of the Ombudsman: A Mere Formality or a Contribution to the Rule of Law in the Process of European Integration
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Report of the Ombudsman: A Mere Formality or a Contribution to the Rule of Law in the Process of European Integration

In this document, colleagues from the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights analyze the position of the Ombudsman (Protector of Citizens) from the point of view of the attitude of the National Assembly and the Government of the Republic of Serbia toward the Ombudsman’s regular annual reports.

By BCBP|2023-08-08T13:22:46+02:0030.11.2022.|Tags: eu|Comments Off

Parliamentary oversight of the police and the EU accession process – a missing link in the fundamentals-first approach
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Parliamentary oversight of the police and the EU accession process – a missing link in the fundamentals-first approach

BCSP Researcher Marija Ignjatijević analyses parliamentary oversight of the police in Serbia through the lens of the European integration process and offers recommendations on how to connect it to the negotiating Chapter 24 – Justice, Freedom and Security.

By BCBP|2023-04-02T19:05:49+02:0030.11.2022.|Tags: eu|Comments Off

BCSP continues to contribute to the professional development of youth
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BCSP continues to contribute to the professional development of youth

Through a series of online workshops held from 13th to 23rd October, BCSP interns learned more about security sector reform, cybersecurity, and public policy research.

By BCBP|2021-04-27T14:02:02+02:0026.10.2020.|Categories: Accountability, Activism, Oversight, Serbian Security Policy|Tags: reforma sektora bezbednosti, Stažiranje|0 Comments

The Security Sector in the State of Emergency: Testing Democracy
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The Security Sector in the State of Emergency: Testing Democracy

This analysis by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) concludes that during the 52 days it spent in a state of emergency, Serbia failed the test of democracy, thanks to a series of failings and irregularities in the conduct and control of the security sector.

By Katarina Đokić|2023-03-31T14:21:38+02:0015.05.2020.|Tags: COVID19, military, pandemic, police, state of emergency|0 Comments

Watching the Watchers: Towards Accountable Intelligence Services in the Western Balkans
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Watching the Watchers: Towards Accountable Intelligence Services in the Western Balkans

The objective of the project that BCSP realizes with partners is to contribute to reversing the trends of state capture through advocating for the substantial reforms that would promote integrity and accountability of the intelligence sector.

By Isidora Stakić|2023-04-02T22:07:27+02:0025.06.2019.|Tags: ..., accountable, balkans, benchmarks, intelligence, intelligence ...intelligence, national, policy, project, services, the project, three, towards, watchers, watching, western|0 Comments

The EU Should React to the Capture of Security Services in the Western Balkans
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The EU Should React to the Capture of Security Services in the Western Balkans

The European Union should respond to the signals of abuse of the security-intelligence services highlighted by civil society in Serbia and Montenegro before a big-scale affair arises like in North Macedonia in 2015, it was concluded at the event organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 4 ...

By BCBP|2020-07-21T20:12:11+02:0007.06.2019.|Categories: Oversight, Security Services, Serbian Security Policy, State Capture|Tags: ..., bajramspahić, balkans, capture, citizens, civil, european, intelligence, macedonia, north, petrović, pointed, react, reform, report, security, serbia, services, society, western|0 Comments

All Western Balkan countries need “Priebe Reports” to measure state capture
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All Western Balkan countries need “Priebe Reports” to measure state capture

BCSP Researcher Jelena Pejic writes about how implementing the so called "Priebe report" in every country of the Western Balkans would contribute to the fight against state capture.

By Jelena Pejić Nikić|2023-04-02T20:41:11+02:0018.02.2019.|Tags: ..., balkan, balkans, called, capture, contribute, countries, country, fight, implementing, jelena, measure, pejić, priebe, report, reports, researcher, state, western, writes|0 Comments

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