Week #06 The campaign ended with scenes that had almost nothing in common. Independent media and opposition and pro-student feeds covered the student marches and the rally in Slavija, while only pro-government outlets covered the rallies held by the “Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia” list. At the same time, attacks that had previously targeted only […]
30. October, 2026.
Election day on 25 October unfolded in clear stages: the morning was marked by queues outside polling stations, the afternoon by incidents and the story of an attack on Vučić’s mother. As police and masked men gathered on the streets, tension rose on news sites and social media until the anticlimax of the evening. Pro-government […]
27. October, 2026.
New cases of spyware used against university and prosecution officials raise serious concerns about the scale of digital surveillance and the independence of institutions in Serbia. Citizen Lab, working with SHARE Foundation, has confirmed two new cases of targeting with advanced spyware. This time, the targets were University of Belgrade Rector Vladan Đokić and Rade […]
19. October, 2026.
This year’s Digital Rights Summer School was hosted in Petrovac, Montenegro from 21 to 25 September, bringing together more than 20 journalists, activists, and researchers for an intensive week of learning and dialogue. Held in the Red Commune Museum, the program tackled urgent questions about artificial intelligence and its far-reaching implications for society. The participants […]
14. October, 2026.
Photo: Frankfurt uz studente Week #04 In the final weeks before the election, the rules of voting itself have become the main subject: who votes, when, and from which voter register. The authorities say that the electoral process is in order, while stories about the diaspora, the voter register, and a list of “blockaders” from […]
12. October, 2026.
A case study of media reporting on Serbian election observer CRTA Monitoring period: 1 September–4 October 2026 This case study is part of the ongoing media monitoring that the SHARE Foundation is carrying out during the 2026 election campaign in Serbia, covering 25 national online media outlets and the most popular social media. Between 1 […]
7. October, 2026.
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 […]
6. October, 2026.
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 […]
5. October, 2026.
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 […]
28. September, 2026.
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 […]
21. September, 2026.