22. December 2021.
In focussing on the threat from religious extremism and Islamic radicalisation, North Macedonia risks underestimating the dangers of the far-right.
The Far Right in the Balkans
16. December 2021.
Three members of the Ravna Gora Movement, a Serb nationalist Chetnik organisation, were cleared of inciting ethnic and religious hatred at a uniform-clad rally in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad in 2019.
13. December 2021.
The Russian Imperial Movement, a far-right group designated a terrorist organisation by the US and Canada, claimed that it held a demonstration in support of war criminal Ratko Mladic outside Bosnia and Herzegovina’s embassy in Moscow.
9. December 2021.
BIRN has identified a handful of self-proclaimed ‘expert’ security organisations in Serbia that promote the police, military and right-wing tropes while enjoying ties to the country’s ruling party.
3. December 2021.
The far-right is creating a ‘them against us’ narrative in the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to pick up followers and spread hate. And Balkan states are not immune, according to the findings of a BIRN investigation.
29. November 2021.
The Women in Black organisation’s office in Belgrade was sprayed with slogans describing Ratko Mladic as a hero, as disputes over graffiti hailing the Bosnian Serb war criminal continued in Serbia.
23. November 2021.
Serbia’s next anti-terrorism strategy, if there is one, must address the threat from right-wing extremism, experts say.
21. September 2021.
They like patriotic rallies and patrolling the streets. They dislike vaccines, migrants and “the system”. And they have the support of one in 10 Serbs on Facebook.
5. February 2021.
Court records in Bosnia reveal that prominent members of Serb nationalist Chetnik organisations have been charged with war crimes, while the Bosnian Security Ministry has warned that such groups are extremists who could pose a security risk.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.