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Criminal Complaint Filed Over Spyware

Lawyers for student Jelena Kontić demand an investigation into unidentified officers of Serbia’s security agency and the police Lawyers representing student Jelena Kontić have filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime over the installation of Pegasus spyware on her phone. The complaint was filed against individuals within the Security Information Agency […]

ELECTIONS 26: Truth in the Mirror

Photo: Zbor Narodni heroji Novi Sad Week #03 In the week after Vučić’s resignation, almost every major event was told in two versions. Each stayed within the media outlets and feeds serving its intended audience, while the other audience barely encountered it. The third week of election campaign monitoring covers September 28–October 4. A total […]

ELECTIONS 26: Statesman, Protector, and Ćacike

Week 02 The past week was marked by Vučić’s resignation and the path leading to it, during which he presented himself as a statesman to the outside world and a protector of voters at home. The government’s main new campaign theme was the protection of women, built around a video released by students at the […]

ELECTIONS 26: A campaign without debate

Week #01 The ruling bloc pushed a series of coordinated messages through all major media outlets, at times using identical wording across several outlets on the same day. The opposition had only a handful of messages, mostly reactive. The second week of election campaign monitoring covers September 14-20. We collected 28,371 articles from 25 monitored […]

ELECTIONS 2026: Between Online Media and the Feed

The calling of snap parliamentary elections in Serbia has launched an election campaign that will take place largely in the digital space. Online and social media are important spaces for political communication and public information, but they can also be sources of pressure and violations of digital rights. We therefore monitor how online media cover […]

Digital Hunting Season

Quarterly Report The latest overview of the state of digital rights in Serbia covers the period from June to the end of August 2026. During this time, we recorded 48 digital rights violations. By far the largest share fell into the category of fraud, threats, and manipulation – 39 cases in total. Of the remaining […]

SHARE Foundation: Students and Opposition Politicians Targeted by Spyware

The SHARE Foundation has confirmed that at least 14 people in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware since at the beginning of 2026 – the largest documented wave of such surveillance in the country to date. Those targeted include members of the student movement, activists, a member of parliament, and a local councilor, all from […]

In memoriam: Nikola Marković (1939–2026)

We are saddened by the passing of Nikola Marković, one of the people who laid the foundations of the information society in Serbia and Yugoslavia. Throughout his decades-long career, he dedicated his work to the development of public information systems, the advancement of digital government, and the promotion of knowledge as a public good. He […]

Apply for the Digital Rights – end of – Summer School!

The applications for the 2026 Digital Rights Summer School in Montenegro are now open! The School takes place from 20 to 26 September and the program is designed for enthusiasts based in the Western Balkans and Southeast Europe (SEE), who are passionate about digital rights and eager to learn more about the latest developments in […]

Facing Digital Risks

Quarterly report In the latest overview of the SHARE Foundation’s digital rights monitoring in Serbia, a total of 35 digital rights violations were recorded between March and the end of May 2026. Fraud, threats and manipulation once again accounted for the largest number of cases, with 22 incidents. The other two categories were significantly less […]

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