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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
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<\/span><\/div>59 organisations, one united call: Recognise CSOs from the enlargement region in the EU Civil Society Strategy!<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 05.09.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The global crisis of democratic legitimacy and the regression of the rule of law have pushed civic space into a downward spiral, with enlargement countries proving especially vulnerable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
<\/span><\/div>BCSP Calls for Immediate End to Police Violence<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 30.06.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy | \r\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) strongly urges the\u00a0Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia to immediately cease the excessive and unlawful use of force against peaceful demonstrators. Security forces must treat all citizens equally, act in accordance with the law and strictly follow service regulations during any intervention.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n
<\/span><\/div>Police Under Informal Control of Party Loyalists<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Date: 09.06.2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Author: \t\tBelgrade Centre for Security Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) expresses deep concern over serious irregularities, abuses, and selective actions by members of the Ministry of Interior during the local elections held on June 8, 2025, in Zaje\u010dar and Kosjeri\u0107. We call for an immediate, independent investigation into all reported incidents. These events are part of a broader security context in which the police are increasingly failing to fulfill their primary role\u2014protecting citizens and upholding the rule of law.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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