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MALICIOUS MEDDLING IN KOSOVO’S MEDIA SPHERE
On November 2, 2022, a video from a private care home for the elderly in Peja appeared online. The video showed a young nurse beating an elderly woman, slapping her and pushing her against the wall. The video showed that as the nurse taunted, slapped and humiliated the old woman she was supposed to be …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – a range of hateful narratives and discourse
Throughout the month of May, the RDN monitoring team has detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse. This month, we have seen hatred against political opponents and individuals as well as gender discrimination. Hatred against political opponents in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, to mark the International Day …
TROLL OF THE MONTH: Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Porfirije
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 Balkans region. In May, journalist Biljana Lukić tweeted a video in which …
HOW THE MEDIA AND INSTITUTIONS FAILED: The harmful effects of sensationalist reporting on mass shootings in Serbia
It only took a few hours for a tragedy to become mired in sensationalism, disinformation, and unethical reporting. In the early hours of the morning of 3 May, eight students and a security guard were killed and six students and a teacher injured during a school shooting in Belgrade, Serbia. This was not only a …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – hateful discourses in the Western Balkans
Throughout the month of April, the RDN monitoring team has detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse. This month we have spotted hatred against journalists and political opponents as well as religious, gender, and ethnic discrimination. Hatred against political opponents in Serbia In Serbia, during the morning show “Dobro jutro Srbijo” (Good Morning …
TROLL OF THE MONTH: Spartak Ngjela, lawyer and public figure
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 Balkans region. During the month of April, in an interview held on …
ON FATHERS AND PATRIARCHS
CAN A BOY WHO GROWS UP IN A PATRIARCHAL SETTING EVER BECOME A GOOD FATHER? *The views expressed in the article are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the views of K2.0 or RDN 2.0 A political debate regarding reproductive freedom and assisted fertility took place in Kosovo’s Assembly in mid March after a new draft …
HATE SPEECH AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO
Concerns have been raised about rising intolerance, the spread of hatred, and poor media standards following recent elections in Montenegro. The first round of presidential elections, which involved seven candidates, was held in Montenegro on 19 March. A second round of voting, with two candidates, took place on 2 April, with Jakov Milatović, the candidate …
Monthly monitoring highlights: a range of hateful discourse throughout March
Throughout the month of March, the RDN monitoring team has detected a range of hateful narratives and discourse. Transphobia and Homophobia in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina In Albania, Syri TV’s morning show called ‘Kafe Shqeto’ invited a member of the queer community in Albania – Luana Myrto – a transgender woman as well as …