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The director of the Srebrenica Memorial Center refuted claims made by Vecernje novosti

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 15/06/2022 Vecernje novosti published a claim that “soon only those who sign with their own hand that genocide took place in Srebrenica will be able to enter the Potocari Memorial Center”. As they claim, based on their “knowledge”, it is a “dangerous idea which is only the first […]

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How the media have been deceived by the text of the obscure Albanian site from Switzerland

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 27/05/2022 There is almost no media in Serbia that did not report the alleged statement of the mayor of Kyiv and former boxer Vitali Klitschko for a Swiss web portal that “Ukrainians will get rid of Russians the same way Albanians got rid of Serbs”. The news was […]

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Different polling stations with the same address are not a case of electoral fraud

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 12/05/2022 57 out of the 69 polling stations in the electoral districts where Robert Golob, Urška Klakočar Zupančič and Mojca Šetinc Pašek stood as candidates were located at the same address as at least one other polling station. However, different voters were eligible to vote at each of […]

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Statistical Office data on food and beverage price rises are not misleading

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 16/05/2022 Slovenian Statistical Office monitors the inflation of consumer prices, including prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, monthly. On 6 May, the president of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, Marija Lah, told the 24UR Zvečer news program that prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages had risen by 2.6% […]

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The citizens’ initiative Vox Populi is not conducting an official election campaign

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 05/04/2022 The activities of the Vox Populi initiative differ from an election campaign in that its primary purpose is to encourage citizens to vote in the election, rather than to promote a particular political party.  “This is a case of explicit and unequivocal engagement in the election campaign, […]

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SDS did not win in any new electoral districts

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 28/04/2022 Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) was the winner in 17 electoral districts, which is 59 districts less than in the last parliamentary election, data from the State Election Commission shows. “We have won in many districts where we have never won before, for example in the centre of […]

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Not enough data on delays in delivering ballot papers for voting from abroad

Original article (in Slovenian) was published on 29/04/2022 The State Election Commission delivered the first consignment of ballot papers for voting from abroad to the post office 13 days before the election, four days later than in the previous election. “People seem to receive their ballot papers late as a rule in Slovenia,” Slovenian Democratic […]

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No, issuing an ETIAS license will not be free for Serbian citizens – the estimated price is € 7

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 23/04/2022 Last week, many media outlets reported (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) on the new European Union travel information and authorization system (ETIAS), which is expected to be implemented next year. All citizens of countries that “meet the conditions to be part of the ETIAS system” will have […]

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An appeal to conscience in the EU is allowed, but only if it does not violate the right to abortion

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 11/05/2022 The Council of Europe and the European Union recognize the right to appeal to conscience in medicine, but it is explicitly emphasized that this is a right that is not absolute. Invoking it must not jeopardize patients’ rights to access medical care. The case of pregnant Mirela […]

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Russian propaganda of the website Srbija Danas (Serbia Today): Dead bodies are moving

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 05/04/2022 Over the weekend, dramatic footage surfaced from the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv, testifying to the massacre of civilians. The footage shows dozens of bodies lying by the road or in the middle of the road as a convoy of Ukrainian military vehicles passes by. Ukrainian […]