No salaries, no medicines – Pharmacy workers in Belgrade to protest

Unpaid wages and a shortage of resources are the main reasons for the protest by the workers of the pharmacy chain “Apoteka Beograd.” The protest is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at 10 AM in front of the City’s administrative building.

Unpaid wages and a shortage of resources are the main reasons for the protest by the workers of the pharmacy chain “Apoteka Beograd.” The protest is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at 10 AM in front of the City’s administrative building.

If Serbia is a tiger economy, why don’t its students have free textbooks like most countries in the region have?

While in neighboring countries elementary school students, and in some cases high school students, are provided with free textbooks, in most of Serbia one can only dream of that.

While in neighboring countries elementary school students, and in some cases high school students, are provided with free textbooks, in most of Serbia one can only dream of that.

Wildfire in Homolje; Source: Printscreen, Rendžeri istočne Srbije Facebook page

“It would be a shame if wolves tore you apart”: activist opposing mining threatened with death – again

"Let's finish off with him so he can blow us all...", said one of the men who rounded activist Ivan Milosavljević while he was inspecting a broader area of a wildfire for water grabbing.

“Let’s finish off with him so he can blow us all…”, said one of the men who rounded activist Ivan Milosavljević while he was inspecting a broader area of a wildfire for water grabbing.

Can Palestine unite people across the Balkans?

10 Balkan initiatives organizing for Palestinian liberation met this past weekend in Ljubljana, Slovenia. But the most important results of this meeting had nothing to do with Palestine.

10 Balkan initiatives organizing for Palestinian liberation met this past weekend in Ljubljana, Slovenia. But the most important results of this meeting had nothing to do with Palestine.

Arresting People for the “Crime” of Protesting is an Abuse of Power, Lawyers Claim

The rounding up of activists who protest against lithium mining is “a blatant abuse of the state's repressive apparatus against its citizens,” according to a statement signed by thirteen lawyers from Belgrade and Niš.

The rounding up of activists who protest against lithium mining is “a blatant abuse of the state’s repressive apparatus against its citizens,” according to a statement signed by thirteen lawyers from Belgrade and Niš.

“You Can’t Wait For Someone To Give You Your Rights, You Have To Take Them With Your Own Hands” Says Palestinian Studying in Serbia

Like many students studying in another country, Asem catches up with his family on the phone roughly once a week. But unlike other students, Asem’s conversations start with his family telling him, “we are alive.”

Like many students studying in another country, Asem catches up with his family on the phone roughly once a week. But unlike other students, Asem’s conversations start with his family telling him, “we are alive.”

140 Days of Hunger Strike by Kurdish Activist Ecevit Piroğlu in Serbia

In direct violation of domestic and international laws as well as court rulings, Kurdish political activist Ecevit Piroglu has been detained in Serbia for several years now. He is currently being held in a hospital in Pančevo, where he has been on hunger strike for the past 140 days. His health and life are on the line.

In direct violation of domestic and international laws as well as court rulings, Kurdish political activist Ecevit Piroglu has been detained in Serbia for several years now. He is currently being held in a hospital in Pančevo, where he has been on hunger strike for the past 140 days. His health and life are on the line.

Protest blockade of roads in Belgrade near the Sava Center congress hall, December 4; Photo: Mašina

Both the profession and the people have clearly said that they are against lithium mining in Serbia

The demands to open a social dialogue about the future of the Rio Tinto company's "Jadar" project, i.e. about lithium mining in Serbia, as we can hear in recent days, come too late and do not contribute to solving the problem, but only muddy the waters.

The demands to open a social dialogue about the future of the Rio Tinto company’s “Jadar” project, i.e. about lithium mining in Serbia, as we can hear in recent days, come too late and do not contribute to solving the problem, but only muddy the waters.

Call for protest; Illustration: Support for the People of Palestine

“We Remember How Imperialist Bombs Also Killed Our Children” Local Group Organizing Protest for Palestine on Sunday, June 23

In an effort to renew mass resistance to the genocide in Palestine, the local activist group Support for the People of Palestine announced a protest at 5pm on Sunday, June 23rd in Belgrade.

In an effort to renew mass resistance to the genocide in Palestine, the local activist group Support for the People of Palestine announced a protest at 5pm on Sunday, June 23rd in Belgrade.

Argentina: “We will have to waste our strength on many particular struggles”

We talked about current events in Argentina with Sara Cuifre, a feminist and activist for labor rights and a member of the International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies (IRGAC).

We talked about current events in Argentina with Sara Cuifre, a feminist and activist for labor rights and a member of the International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies (IRGAC).

SNS call center at the Novi Sad Fair; Photo: Bravo Novi Sad

Tear gas, water cannons, smashed heads, attacks on journalists, detention of activists – another election in Serbia

Local elections were held in close to 90 cities and local municipalities in Serbia. The day was marked by irregularities and violence against citizens who tried to prevent them.

Local elections were held in close to 90 cities and local municipalities in Serbia. The day was marked by irregularities and violence against citizens who tried to prevent them.

Censoring Zionists Versus Palestinians: Different and Unequal

Art institutions across the United States are repressing pro-Palestinian artists. Mašina spoke with Elizabeth Larison, NCAC’s director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program, about the broader trends within the Art Censorship Index.

Art institutions across the United States are repressing pro-Palestinian artists. Mašina spoke with Elizabeth Larison, NCAC’s director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program, about the broader trends within the Art Censorship Index.

Why Did Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Vote No to Unionizing?

On Friday, May 17th Mercedes-Benz workers at two factories in Alabama voted against joining the union, United Auto Workers (UAW). With a final tally of 2,642 to 2,045 against unionizing, the result in Alabama represents the first setback in the UAW’s large-scale unionization campaign that Mašina previously reported on.

On Friday, May 17th Mercedes-Benz workers at two factories in Alabama voted against joining the union, United Auto Workers (UAW). With a final tally of 2,642 to 2,045 against unionizing, the result in Alabama represents the first setback in the UAW’s large-scale unionization campaign that Mašina previously reported on.

Ten years on, is ‘Skopje 2014’ a sign of the future?

North Macedonia’s right-nationalist VMRO-DPMNE won a landslide electoral victory this week, retaking power with almost three times the votes of their rival, pro-European Social Democrats. VMRO-DPMNE’s 2014 redevelopment of capital Skopje rapidly passed into regional legend, with the Eurosceptic party replacing Modernist architecture with gleaming neo-classical facades and a vast array of statuary depicting Macedonian heroes.

North Macedonia’s right-nationalist VMRO-DPMNE won a landslide electoral victory this week, retaking power with almost three times the votes of their rival, pro-European Social Democrats. VMRO-DPMNE’s 2014 redevelopment of capital Skopje rapidly passed into regional legend, with the Eurosceptic party replacing Modernist architecture with gleaming neo-classical facades and a vast array of statuary depicting Macedonian heroes.

“These Hands”: Artist Depicts the Workers’ Struggle at Recently Unionized Volkswagen Plant

Last week, a spark caught ablaze at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant as workers voted to unionize. This victory comes after months of agitation by United Auto Worker (UAW) organizers, as well as retaliatory attacks on such activity by Volkswagen. A local artist, Tabitha Arnold, created a tapestry that visually shows how the workers fanned the flame and ignited a fire within the plant.

Last week, a spark caught ablaze at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant as workers voted to unionize. This victory comes after months of agitation by United Auto Worker (UAW) organizers, as well as retaliatory attacks on such activity by Volkswagen. A local artist, Tabitha Arnold, created a tapestry that visually shows how the workers fanned the flame and ignited a fire within the plant.

Volkswagen Workers Vote to Unionize in a First as a Foreign-Owned Auto Plant

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted overwhelmingly to join the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union. This marks a first for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant in the southern region of the United States, which has historically had a weak union presence.

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted overwhelmingly to join the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union. This marks a first for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant in the southern region of the United States, which has historically had a weak union presence.

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