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Jelena Jorgacevic

She has been with the weekly "Vreme" since 2008 as a journalist, and since 2023 as an assistant editor-in-chief. She completed basic studies in journalism at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, master's studies in Cultural Theory at the same faculty, master's studies in Religion at the University of Erfurt (Germany), and is now a doctoral student at the University of Regensburg (also Germany). She is the winner of several journalistic awards. She is the author of several books, as well as several scientific articles in foreign magazines and anthologies. She is the vice-president of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ).

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Interview: Anja Shifrin, lecturer at Columbia University

We are facing fascism.

"There was a lot of discussion in the 'New York Times' when Trump was first elected whether we should call him a liar. I think - yes, we should. And it's not about activism, it's about the facts. Honestly, in the US I'm much more concerned about capitulation... Look at what the 'Washington Post' is doing. They gave money to Trump to renovate the ballroom, and then published an editorial about how wonderful it is that we have a new ballroom without mentioning that they actually paid for it. For it's a real problem for me"

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Political life and death in Serbia

When will the elections be, but really?

What does the regime hope to gain by waiting? Are those hopes justified? What can the rebellious society - students, citizens, opposition parties - do to force Vučić to call for extraordinary parliamentary elections as soon as possible? What are the lessons from Mionica, Negotin and Sečnje? Do we know anything more?

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Interview: Jelena Kleut

I would do it all again.

"There is also that expectation - you did the best you could, in accordance with the rules and previous practice. You believe that it protects you, but in fact it does not. I know that even today there are colleagues who think: 'She asked for it herself, why did she have to say so much; as long as I'm here, tucked away and not making a lot of noise, something like that can't happen to me.'... Their goal is definitely revenge, to begin with. Then they want to show that they can. And then let that be a message for all others who raise their voices on different sides will depend on the response of the academic community to what extent we will agree to it, whether and how much strength we will have to say: 'This is not the case of just one female professor, it is about a principle'"

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Interview: Gojko Božović

The rebellious society is majority Serbia

"We don't have a political life in Serbia now, and we have to restore it, to restore basic democracy and critical thinking platforms. If we insist on ideological exclusivity, we will not win that change, because if we could, it would have already happened. So, now we have one strong actor, and that actor should be supported, because in the referendum atmosphere Vučić loses in potential elections."

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On the spot: Diocese of Raško-Prizren

Church and cemetery guards

"I am priest Dragan Radovanović, from the parish in Peja near the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. I come from the north of Kosovo, the village of Banje near Zubina potok. I live here with my wife and two minor children," Father Dragan introduced himself. Today, he and his family are the only Serbs in Pec

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The regime and the rebel society

Dignity, the most expensive Serbian word

The more the regime tried to thwart the commemorative rally in Novi Sad, the more forcefully it waved its hands in its own living mud. Against that stood the strength of togetherness and dignity, solidarity and pain

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Interview: Stefan Simić, Movement of Free Citizens

The only vision of SNS for Belgrade is corruption

"The first move after the change of government must be to draw a line, to say exactly how much is owed, how many fictitious people were employed, how many official vehicles were used, what are the disadvantages of city companies, who are the subcontractors...", says Stefan Simić, stating that the City's serious problem today is lack of transparency. "We have projects like 'Security of Belgrade'... A good idea raises doubts because everything is non-transparent - who are the people who are employed, what are their qualifications, how does the surveillance system work, where are the recordings stored, is there room for abuse? We don't know any of that, even though we ask questions every day"

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Interview: Vesna Goldsworthy, writer

That "wild Balkans" again

"At the moment, Russophobia, for which there are good reasons, is also used as a means to divert attention from British problems. Including the problem of Palestine and Israel, because it is real dynamite there. And the Balkans come here like some entertainment: it goes, it comes back, both in popular stories and in those heating up the idea of ​​renewed conflict, which, rationally speaking, is really not easy to imagine"

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Interview: Andreas Schieder

Serbia has left the European path

"Countries led by the European People's Party often turn a blind eye when it comes to their party friend Vučić. In addition, the European Union has economic interests in Serbia, which many European leaders do not want to jeopardize," says Andreas Schider, adding that he is not optimistic that the Brussels curtain of silence about the autocratization of Serbia will fall soon

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Interview: Verica Marinčić, editor of In Media

I look into the eyes of those who threaten me

"The moment the canopy fell and everything started to unfold, we held a editorial meeting and agreed: this time we have to choose a side. I was involved in sports journalism, I always passionately supported 'Partizan' and I never showed sympathy on the field. However, this is a situation - the most difficult in my twenty years of journalism - in which you have to make a clear decision. We cannot support or mitigate what is happening to the citizens of this country."

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Exclusive: Research by Slobodan G. Marković and Miloš Bešić on the attitudes of Belgrade students in the plenum

What we didn't know about them

What do the students in the plenum think - what is Serbia's biggest problem, what motivates them the most to persevere in the protest, what is their attitude towards political parties, are they in favor of joining the EU or not, how strong is their sense of national identity, are they more conservative or liberal, how do they get information, what can all of this tell us about the future of this society and country... These are just some of the questions answered by the latest research by professors of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Slobodan G. Marković and Miloš Bešić

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NO ONE IS TIRED: Vidovdan protest

From student protest to civil disobedience

Staggering Goliath from Ćaciland

What did the protest on Saturday June 28 show? What messages and lessons can the government draw from it - and does it do so - and what kind of students and citizens who demonstrate? Was the manifestation of nationalism on Vidovdan expected, potentially dangerous, or does it represent something completely different? What is the position of the regime now, and what is the position of its opponents

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Comment

St. Vitus Day 2025 and Uncle Albert

The generation leading this rebellion accepts differences as part of its horizon of normality, something natural and taken for granted. Hence, their patriotism is pure, nothing like the toxic nationalism of the nineties

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Comment

One hundred students for Miloš Pavlović

Five regime thugs beat Petar Živković, a student of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade. While the government is making a political circus out of the case of Miloš Pavlović, the police refused to receive a report for the beating of Živković on the night between Monday and Tuesday.

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The first American on the throne of St. Peter

On my own way, with Franja's directions

What will Pope Leo the Fourteenth be like? And what was Cardinal Robert Prevost like and what path did he take? What do the first days of the papacy say about him? Will he continue the changes started by his predecessor? How is it possible that, as it seems at first glance, everyone is satisfied - both the leading liberal and the leading conservative cardinals, and say that a man has been elected who will fulfill their expectations

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Interview: Veran Matić

Injustice is built into the system

Without understanding the evil that has been done in our immediate history in the last three, four decades, it would be partial and hypocritical. It's too late for what happened six months ago, everything now is compensation. If we do not come to a serious confrontation with the past, with a strong program of creating a non-violent society, the changes will have a short life. And in that change, the parents of the murdered children could be ambassadors of the normalization process of this society. They are ready for that role and it would be good if the students also included them in their debates, to understand what happened and what are the ways of coping

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From the new issue

Veran Matić: The state forgets the victims

Veran Matić, a journalist and humanitarian, was engaged to help the families of the victims of the May tragedies two years ago. Now for "Vreme" he talks about all the scars of society that the government did not take seriously

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Pope Francis (1936–2025)

The departure of the most significant personality of the 21st century

The supreme head of the Catholic Church tried to maintain a balance between leadership and service (believing that true leadership is service), between liberal and conservative currents, between fidelity to church teaching and fidelity to man who suffers and searches. Hence, it is certain that he was crucified, which means that he fulfilled the essence of the Christian life

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Where have the SNS cadres disappeared to?

Porous defense and the last days

Where did the members of the ruling party and Vučić's Trabants meet? How is it possible that out of those huge hundreds of thousands of supporters, almost an entire area remains? What is the real possibility of the ruling party to attract (some new) public figures and experts for the future government? What does all this agree about the social and political climate, except that fear has changed sides

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Uncovering reality

RTS, demonstration exercise

The students in the blockade managed to organize simultaneous protests in front of the public services in Belgrade and Novi Sad within two hours, to gather thousands of citizens on a rainy night without any of the authorities finding out before the action had already started. What is left to the government? Spin, which hits her head like a boomerang and the president's angry face because he has been five steps behind every student move in recent weeks. What did that event show in the long run, especially before March 15, when it comes to students, what about citizens, and what about the authorities, especially about President Aleksandar Vučić

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