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News Serbia » Social: Serbia’s snap election: What’s at stake and can students unseat Vucic?

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/serbias-snap-election-whats-at-stake-and-can-students-unseat-vucic
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

A snap parliamentary vote on October 25 will determine whether a student-led group can loosen Vucic’s grip on power.

News Serbia » Social: Doomed by Algorithm: Serbia’s ‘Social Card’ Leaves Society’s Weakest Exposed

News channel or source: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/07/25/doomed-by-algorithm-serbias-social-card-leaves-societys-weakest-exposed/bi/
Published on: Wednesday 16 July 2025

Serbia’s Social Card law was supposed to make the welfare system fairer and more transparent. It is doing the exact opposite. Anka (not her real name) has been a beneficiary of the social welfare ...

News Serbia » Social: Serbia 2026: Early parliamentary elections – a test of political legitimacy and Serbia’s future direction

News channel or source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1530698/serbia-2026-early-parliamentary-elections-a.html
Published on: Thursday 24 September 2026

On 9 September 2026, President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic called early parliamentary elections for 25 October 2026, and dissolved the National Assembly .

News Serbia » Social: Serbia’s president has resigned – but intends to remain in control

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/serbias-president-has-resigned-but-intends-to-remain-in-control-293032
Published on: Thursday 01 October 2026

Aleksandar Vučić resigned as Serbia’s president on September 27, announcing that he intends to head his party’s list in upcoming parliamentary elections instead. If his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) ...

News Serbia » Social: Social Controls: China-Style Surveillance Is Coming To Serbia – OpEd

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/23062023-social-controls-china-style-surveillance-is-coming-to-serbia-oped/
Published on: Thursday 22 June 2023

The emergence of digital surveillance performed by state actors coincides with the rise of authoritarianism and the decline of democracy, the rule of law and civil rights and freedoms. That is why ...

News Serbia » Social: Serbian students protest social media leak of key math exam

News channel or source: https://www.news10.com/news/international/serbian-police-probe-leaks-of-key-math-exam-for-students/
Published on: Tuesday 18 June 2019

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of students protested Tuesday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, blocking traffic, hurling eggs at police and demanding the resignation of the education minister ...

News Serbia » Social: Serbia: Social Card law could harm marginalized members of society – legal opinion

News channel or source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/serbia-social-card-law-could-harm-marginalized-members-of-society-legal-opinion/
Published on: Monday 28 November 2022

Serbia’s Social Card law is an intrusive surveillance system that could harm the most marginalized members of society, including Roma communities, Amnesty International said today, as it submits a ...

News Serbia » Social: Amnesty International Faults Serbia, World Bank For 'Stripping' Vulnerable Of Social Assistance

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-social-assistance-roma-amnesty-world-bank/32712625.html
Published on: Sunday 03 December 2023

Amnesty International has warned that Serbia's recently revamped system with World Bank funding to determine eligibility for social protections has worsened poverty "especially for Roma and people ...

News Serbia » Social: Social Controls: China-Style Surveillance is Coming to Serbia

News channel or source: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/06/22/social-controls-china-style-surveillance-is-coming-to-serbia/
Published on: Friday 03 June 2022

Serbia is already seeing an erosion of civil rights and liberties, democracy and the rule of law – and many fear the rapidly expanding use of advanced technologies will be directed against them rather ...