On the Anniversary of the 1944 Liberation of Belgrade, a Protest Against the Demolition of the Old Sava Bridge

In 1944, the Partisans and people of Belgrade prevented the German occupation from demolishing the bridge and hampering the city’s resilience. Today, people are again fighting to prevent similar maneuvers by those in power.

In 1944, the Partisans and people of Belgrade prevented the German occupation from demolishing the bridge and hampering the city’s resilience. Today, people are again fighting to prevent similar maneuvers by those in power.

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.

“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.”

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.

Intra-Yugoslav Migration of Albanian Workers and Shopkeepers from 1953 to 1989 — An Interview with Rory Archer and Mladen Zobec 

Why did many Albanians work in the private sector in socialist Yugoslavia? How did the state treat small entrepreneurs and migrating seasonal workers? We discussed these and similar questions with researchers from the Centre for Southeast European Studies.

“Why did many Albanians work in the private sector in socialist Yugoslavia? How did the state treat small entrepreneurs and migrating seasonal workers? We discussed these and similar questions with researchers from the Centre for Southeast European Studies.

Serbian Police

Proposed policing bill introduces biometric surveillance, searches without warrants and use of force without justification

A new draft bill on internal affairs is due to be presented to the Serbian public by the end of the year. Members of the opposition and representatives of civil society have warned that it is even more alarming than legislation proposed in September 2021, which was withdrawn following an intervention by the Serbian head of state.

A new draft bill on internal affairs is due to be presented to the Serbian public by the end of the year. Members of the opposition and representatives of civil society have warned that it is even more alarming than legislation proposed in September 2021, which was withdrawn following an intervention by the Serbian head of state.

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Grand Coalition of Regression. Germany’s 100 Billion Euro Militarization

High armament does not make Germany and Europe more peaceful or safer. This text is based on the speech the author gave on June 3, 2022, during the protest rally, organized by Die Linke party, "100 billion for health, education and affordable housing: No special funds for rearmament!" in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

High armament does not make Germany and Europe more peaceful or safer. This text is based on the speech the author gave on June 3, 2022, during the protest rally, organized by Die Linke party, “100 billion for health, education and affordable housing: No special funds for rearmament!” in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Serbia is set to lose almost a quarter of its population by 2050

In the past three decades, Serbia has lost a million people, and such a trend is likely to continue, according to the National Human Development Report, which was presented to the Assembly at the end of May.

In the past three decades, Serbia has lost a million people, and such a trend is likely to continue, according to the National Human Development Report, which was presented to the Assembly at the end of May.

ELMO: Right to housing struggles in Eastern Europe and the Berlin referendum

Using the Berlin referendum vote to expropriate large-scale landlords as a reference, ELMO’s roundtable brought together activists from movements in Romania, Serbia, Hungary and Germany to discuss struggles for the right to housing.

Using the Berlin referendum vote to expropriate large-scale landlords as a reference, ELMO’s roundtable brought together activists from movements in Romania, Serbia, Hungary and Germany to discuss struggles for the right to housing.

Webinar: Decoloniality and Eastern Europe

The webinar ‘Decoloniality and Eastern Europe’ will explore the strategies of the left to address decoloniality in the region. The event will take place on Thursday, 4 November at 6 pm CET.

The webinar ‘Decoloniality and Eastern Europe’ will explore the strategies of the left to address decoloniality in the region. The event will take place on Thursday, 4 November at 6 pm CET.