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

Irena Pejić Irena PejićMay 19, 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.

Who has a problem with artists?

Lav Mrenović Lav MrenovićDecember 3, 2020December 2, 2020

During the past weeks we have witnessed a continuity of possibly thoroughly premeditated attacks on artists in Serbia, provoked not exclusively by artwork, but also by the artists’ efforts to break the deadlock of problems concerning their social and labour status.

Only the state has the right to destroy and threaten? The “war by statements” and a continued pressure on cultural and artistic institutions

Mirjana Dragosavljević Mirjana DragosavljevićOctober 22, 2020

The events related to the violent interruption of the “Boys” (Momci) group exhibition, which was held in “Stara Kapetanija” gallery during the weekend as a part of the “New Age” festival, gained a new twist when the Ministry of Culture and Information published a statement in which it condemned violence against the exhibition, but also the exhibition itself. This prompted public reactions of a number of professional associations and cultural institutions, and a protest rally in support of the “Boys” group and the Stara Kapetanija.

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.

Right-wingers organize a rally in front of a migrant reception centre in support of an arrested member of far-right organization Levijatan

Mašina MašinaMay 15, 2020

About 50 members of the “Levijatan” and “I live for Serbia” far right movements gathered yesterday in front of a migrant centre in Obrenovac near Belgrade, into which their comrade-in-arms, Filip Radovanović, forced his way by car last week. Filipović was arrested on the occasion.

Protest against migrants and refugees held in Belgrade on Sunday

Mašina MašinaMarch 10, 2020

More than 100 people gathered at a protest organized by right-wing organizations on Sunday, including participants of so-called “national patrols” that intercepted migrants in downtown Belgrade.

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.