
30 years since the Srebrenica genocide: Genocide denial persists in regional media
8372 Bosniak men and boys were killed by the Army of the Republika Srpska on July 11, 1995, in what is widely recognised as the largest massacre in Europe since the Second World War. This year marked three decades since the genocide. Here is how the media in the region reported before, during, and after …

Monthly Highlights July: Ethnic discrimination, sensationalism, genocide relativisation and denial and the restriction on personal freedom
During the month of July, the RDN monitoring team detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse fuelled by genocide denial and relativisation alongside ethnic discrimination, sensationalism and the imposition of restrictions on personal freedom. Ethnic Discrimination in Serbia and Kosovo In Serbia, on the morning of July 29th, masked individuals—later revealed to be a …

Troll of the Month: Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Balkan Troll of the Month is an individual, a group of individuals or a media outlet that spreads hate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, or other diversity categories. The Balkan Troll is selected based on hate speech incidents identified across the Western Balkan region. This month’s title goes to Milorad Dodik, president of Republika …

Monthly Highlights June: Ethnic discrimination, sexism, online harassment alongside hatred towards journalists and genocide denial
During the month of June, the RDN monitoring team detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse fuelled by sexism and ethnic discrimination alongside online harassment and cases of genocide denial and hatred towards journalists. Ethnic discrimination fuelled by the media in North Macedonia In North Macedonia, a headline was published reading “ПРИТИСНАЛ НА ГАС, …