Marija Pavlović, BCSP junior researcher, passed away

Dear friends and partners, our colleague Marija Pavlović tragically lost her life at the age of 34 in a traffic accident.

BCBP has lost a great friend and colleague who always had patience and willingness to help each one of us.

We express our deepest condolences to Marija’s family and friends.

The time and place of the funeral will be announced later.

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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
Date: 24.06.2026.

Author: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

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.
A Threat to Democracy: Mass Surveillance – Speech by Pieter Omtzigt at Sandbox Conference 2026
Date: 02.06.2026.

Author: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

The following transcript is from the opening speech by Pieter Omtzigt, former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and former rapporteur on Pegasus and other spyware and secret state surveillance. The speech was delivered at the Sandbox Conference organised by the Civil Society Digital Security Network (CSDSN) in Tirana on 27 May 2026.
CSDSN Hosts Sandbox Conference on Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age
Date: 29.05.2026.

Author: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

Civil Society Digital Security Network (CSDSN) brought together human rights defenders, journalists, activists, legal experts, and digital security specialists in Tirana, Albania, from 26 to 28 May 2026 for the Sandbox Conference "Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age". Supported by Stiftung Mercator, the conference served as a safe space for open dialogue on the growing digital threats facing civil society across the Western Balkans and the European Union.