PRESS RELEASES<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>A Threat to Democracy: Mass Surveillance \u2013 Speech by Pieter Omtzigt at Sandbox Conference 2026<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 02.06.2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>CSDSN Hosts Sandbox Conference on Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 29.05.2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>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.\r\n\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>Serbia Slips into Open Backsliding: Authorities Dismantle Even Past Reform Gains<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 21.05.2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Serbia is moving further away from the European Union (EU), and this has become particularly evident since the end of 2025, when, according to the assessment of the prEUgovor Coalition, even the simulation of reform activities came to an end.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>Identify and Punish the Attackers of Journalist Vuk Cviji\u0107<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 18.12.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Civil Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers strongly condemns the threats directed at journalist Vuk Cviji\u0107, which occurred on December 17 and were allegedly triggered by an article he wrote for the weekly Radar. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
<\/span><\/div>BCSP Targeted by State-Sponsored Cyber Attack<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 28.11.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) recently received an official notification from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center regarding a cybersecurity incident affecting our systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>BCSP Announces Irena Joveva as the 2025 \u201cLighthouse\u201d Award Laureate<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 17.11.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Belgrade Centre for Security Policy awards the 2025 \"Lighthouse\" Award to Irena Joveva, member of the European Parliament from the Republic of Slovenia.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
<\/span><\/div>The President\u2019s Loyal Guard<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 10.11.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Integrity Network strongly condemns the appointment of Igor \u017dmiri\u0107 as commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ), warning that this move turns one of Serbia\u2019s elite police formations into the President\u2019s personal guard, rather than a service for all citizens.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>BCSP Introduces the Integrity Network at the Panel \u201cIntegrity Under Pressure: Local Stories of Resistance\u201d<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 07.11.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) has launched the Integrity Network initiative, bringing together respected individuals from various spheres of society\u2014police officers, professors, journalists, lawyers, and activists\u2014with the aim of monitoring, documenting, and raising public awareness about cases of state capture at the local level.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>Freedoms Under Pressure: Experts Warn of Expanding Digital Surveillance Threats<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 04.11.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>At the panel discussion \u201cFreedoms Under Pressure: Civil Society and Digital Oversight in Serbia and Abroad\u201d, 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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>Expert Discussion: Political and Security Influences Continue to Shape Relations in the Western Balkans<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 31.10.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Political, media and economic influences of certain actors continue to strongly define the region\u2019s security landscape, concluded participants of the workshop on security and stability impacts in the region, held on 23 October 2025, at the Civic Energy Center (CEC) in North Mitrovica.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>BCSP Named One of the 100 Think Tanks To Watch 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 28.10.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) has been selected as one of the 100 Think Tanks To Watch 2025, a peer-driven recognition by the global On Think Tanks community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
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<\/span><\/div>Urgent Prosecution Response Required on Alleged Plot to Assassinate Student Pavle Cicvari\u0107<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 18.09.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Civil Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers calls on the competent Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office to immediately act upon information about an alleged plot to assassinate student Pavle Cicvari\u0107, as publicly stated on Informer television by Sini\u0161a Vu\u010dini\u0107, a member of the Main Board of the Serbian Progressive Party.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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