News and updates from BCSDN and the region
On 2 July, BCSDN held a virtual event to launch the first regional report on SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) in the Western Balkans.…
Read more →The Point 12 Conference was held in Sarajevo on June 24-25, followed by the GlobalFact conference on June 26-28, bringing together activists, journalists, academics, and…
Read more →On June 11-12, the International Conference on Freedom of Association took place in Istanbul, bringing together experts from Türkiye, Europe, the Balkans, and the USA.…
Read more →One of entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska is moving ahead with its controversial “foreign agents” law despite domestic and international pressure and CSOs’…
Read more →As part of our efforts to provide and promote a more enabling civil society environment, and to inform our audience regularly and effectively about recent…
Read more →BCSDN welcomes the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive – also known as Daphne’s Law – by the European Parliament during its first reading. The Directive…
Read more →We are happy to present you the latest BCSDN Digest, shedding light on the complex interplay between Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of…
Read more →For the 11th time, BCSDN Western Balkans members are conducting surveys to assess the state of the civil society enabling environment in the countries of…
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) has released its 14th analysis of the European Commission’s annual reports assessing civil society development in the Western…
Read more →The Balkan Civil Society Development Network is concerned with recent developments threatening the freedom of expression and association in North Macedonia. The most recent attack…
Read more →After a series of bills were introduced in Republika Srpska to silence dissent, which included amendments to the entety’s Criminal Code re-criminalizing defamation, and the…
Read more →In response to recent civic space threats in Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia and Herzegovina, following amendments to the Republika Srpska Criminal Code re-criminalizing defamation and…
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