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KEEP CIVIL INDEPENDENT: 27 years defending democracy and human rights. Now we need your support

For more than ten months, CIVIL – Center for Freedom has continued its independent journalism, human rights monitoring, and democracy work under severe financial constraints. Today, we are asking our readers, friends, and supporters around the world to help us continue.

For 27 years, CIVIL has defended democracy, human rights, freedom of expression, and the...

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The weaponisation of civic discontent: “More classrooms, fewer bombs” and the Kremlin’s propaganda playbook

From Tirana to Rome, genuine social grievances are becoming opportunities for geopolitical manipulation. CIVIL’s monitoring identifies a troubling convergence between protest rhetoric, radical political networks and the Kremlin’s strategic objectives.

By Xhabir Deralla CIVIL | Hybrid Threats Monitoring (CHTM)  Europe’s streets are becoming another...

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The Alta Bank affair: Money, politics, and the power network from Belgrade to Skopje and beyond

Serbia’s overnight revocation of Alta Bank’s licence raises questions about politically connected capital, alleged transfers towards Skopje and Moscow, and the institutions responsible for overseeing a financial network stretching beyond Serbia.

By Xhabir Deralla At 2:34 a.m. on 31 October 2026, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced...

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