The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) warns the public that the Draft Law on Internal Affairs contains numerous provisions that, if left unchanged, will jeopardize citizens' guaranteed rights and security, and despite cosmetic changes, preserve political influence on the police work. Therefore, BCSP asks the Ministry of Interior to consider the comments received from organizations in the public debate and prevent potential damage resulting from the Draft's adoption.

Regarding the frequent official and informal calls on civil society organizations to get involved in the consultation process with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue for drafting The National Strategy for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in the Republic of Serbia, we remind that the intolerant atmosphere towards civil society, due to which civil society organizations made their decision not to participate in this process in April of this year, has not changed.

How did statements of officials and the official policy of Serbia towards the pandemic influence the reduction of individual freedoms and rights, and the undemocratic behavior of the government was the subject of an online discussion organized by the BCSP on June 15, 2021.

How did the crisis management of the coronavirus pandemic led to the "covidocracy" – continuation of capturing the state? Find out in the latest BCBP analysis.

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]".

Which international mechanisms for protection are available to human rights defenders? President of the Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights YUCOM and a member of the Civil Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers Katarina Golubović offers the answer to this question in the working study.

Based on an analysis of top officials’ speeches, this text will show how officially promoted narratives about Kosovo serve to capture the state.