PRESS RELEASES

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."

This November, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) hosted the third annual Belgrade Security Conference, an event that has grown into a cornerstone for discussing pressing global and regional issues. This year’s conference saw record participation, with over 600 attendees, 80 distinguished panelists, and representation from more than 40 regional and European media outlets.

From numerous applicants, the six best interns who joined the BCBP team as the XXIX generation were selected, starting on October 1, 2024.

On 27 September at the Envoy Conference, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) hosted a roundtable to discuss the challenges faced by Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian expats living in Serbia.

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A large number of unfounded detentions and arrests of citizens in recent weeks have been accompanied by propaganda against alleged foreign mercenaries who, in the interest of hostile foreign countries, are said to be undermining the state order. The goal of such manipulations, propagated by government representatives and media controlled by it, is to justify repression against political dissenters and to deter citizens from participating in legitimate and legal protests through fear.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy strongly condemns the physical attack on Vuk Cvijić, an investigative journalist and member of the Civil Committee for the protection of human rights defenders and whistleblowers of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.

Under the title “Albania and the Western Balkans in the EU by 2030: Tackling the Obstacles Ahead”, the third in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings events took place in Tirana, Albania on Friday, May 17, 2024.

From April 21st to 26th, 2024, Bečići, Montenegro became a hub for fostering peace and dialogue as it hosted the second Regional Peacebuilding Academy.

The half-day conference titled “Behind the Scenes of the Balkan Defence Policies,” organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, was the opportunity to present and discuss the main findings of the latest edition of the Balkan Defence Monitor.

After another in a series of police measures and decisions against Russian citizens from Serbia, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy is asking the Ministry of Interior to announce what kind of threat Russian anti-war activists pose to the Constitution and security of the Republic of Serbia and whether such behavior is in line with the interests of our or any other country.

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