Irena Pejić, Author at Mašina English

Fascist song recited at the solemn celebration of the Victory Day over Fascism in Serbia

Irena Pejić Irena PejićMay 24, 2021May 12, 2021

The ceremonial academy on the occasion of the Day of Victory over Fascism was held on May 9 at the National Theatre in Belgrade. The gathering was attended by the entire state leadership, and the celebration of victory over fascism was marked by reciting songs authored by an interwar fascist movement and organization led by politician Dimitrije Ljotić.

Health care workers’ labour rights: compulsory labour and unfulfilled promises

Irena Pejić Irena PejićJuly 3, 2020

As the coronavirus epidemic once again accelerates in Serbia a number of questions emerge, and the media and public focus once again on healthcare workers. What conditions are their working under in these (new) circumstances?

A leopard doesn’t change its spots: how the right-wing advocates for animal rights

Irena Pejić Irena PejićJune 16, 2020

Many right-wing organizations and parties around the world put the fight for animal rights at the forefront of their activities. Similar practice, however, was not unfamiliar during the first half of the twentieth century.

Boosting the anti-migrant right

Irena Pejić Irena PejićMarch 6, 2020

Although the number of migrants in Serbia has only slightly increased since the beginning of the year, and the number of crimes perpetrated by migrants represents merely 0.06% of the total number of crimes committed, social networks are flooded with fake news, which raise panic over a fabricated issue.

Far right party Dveri to gain the most out of “1 in 5 million” oppositional protests in Serbia?

Irena Pejić Irena PejićMay 8, 2019

Dveri, a party openly embracing Dimitrije Ljotić who was the leader of Serbian fascist movement Zbor, managed to get the most out of the radical right’s growth in Serbia. Now they show the potential to to gain the most out of the “1 in 5 million” protests led by Alliance for Serbia, a coalition of opposition parties.