Organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), the Sandbox Conference titled "Human Rights Defenders Under Attack" concluded earlier this week.

The working conditions deteriorated significantly in 2020 – not only those of civil society organisations (CSOs), but of all social actors who, in performing their activities, express critical views of the current political or social situation in Serbia. More about this topic, find out in the case study written by Bojana Selaković from Civic Initiatives.

How did the Regulatory Institute for Renewable Energy and the Environment (RERI) manage to prevent the preparatory works for constructing the cable car terminal on Kalemegdan? Find out in the latest case study written by Jovan Rajić and Mirko Popović.

How the issue of building mini hydro power plants (MHPPs) on the Rakita River has become one of the largest environmental initiatives in recent years in Serbia? Read in the case study written by activists of the initiative " Let’s Defend the Rivers of Stara Planina [Old Mountain]".

The challenges to the establishment of the rule of law in local communities and the ways local activists use to overcome them was the focus of the event Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) organized on 30 May 2019 in Kraljevo. The local perspective of activists in Kraljevo, the national perspective from Belgrade and the Brussels’ viewpoint regarding progress of Serbia in chapters 23 and 24 of EU accession ...

Threats and pressures on activists and independent journalists, experience with state authorities, protection measures and necessary help are the topics of the newest case study by BCSP.

{image1} Connecting activists from all over Serbia, sharing experiences and acquiring practical knowledge about improving security were in the focus of the training organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) with partners, held from 28 February to 1 March 2019 in Belgrade. Bojana Jovanovic and Pavle Petrovic from KRIK talked about the basic elements of security culture and protection in potentially high-risk situations with the participants. KRIK ...