Non-governmental organizations active in the media sector submitted an initiative today to the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, urging him to contribute to the implementation of media laws and the appointment of members to the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS). The NGOs, engaged in media-related issues, called on the President… »
The independence of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG), local public broadcasters, and the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AVM) is essential for safeguarding the public interest, yet political pressures continue to hinder their functioning. This was one of the conclusions of the PRODUCAST by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), focusing on the media… »
High school students today are often not sufficiently familiar with the context of the tragic events of the 1990s, and their interest in these topics is limited. Therefore, it is important to address these issues through a scientific approach, facts, and a spirit of tolerance in order to prevent the risk of misinterpretation. This was… »
In the latest edition of its regular review on the state of freedom of expression, Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression has included the case of the smear campaign against Tea Gorjanc Prelević, Executive Director of the Human Rights Action (HRA) and one of the most consistent human rights defenders in Montenegro. In one section… »
We strongly condemn the violent disruption of the screening of the film “Roda” by Albanian director Isa Qosja, which took place last night as part of the Džada Film Festival in Zabjelo, Podgorica. According to eyewitness reports, a group of aggressors stormed the screening and interrupted it simply because the film was in the Albanian language. This act… »
A group of non-governmental organizations and civic activists today submitted a complaint to the Ombudsman of RTCG regarding the programme “Loudly: The Face and Reverse of Controversial Monuments in Montenegro” broadcast on 1 September. The complaint was submitted by: Media Center, Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Centre for Women’s and Peace Education ANIMA,… »
When speaking about the nineties, we most often recall crimes, sanctions, poverty, and destruction, and rarely those who opposed such politics – those who raised their voices, wrote, protested, and saved others because they believed things had to be different. This exhibition is an attempt to express gratitude to them, it was said at the… »
Civil society organizations and civic activists express strong opposition to the decision of the Council for Naming Neighbourhoods, Streets, and Squares of the Capital City of Podgorica to name a street after Darko Vlahović, a junior sergeant of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), who was killed on 28 December 1991 on the territory of the… »
On 25 August, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on behalf of 38 NGOs and 13 civic activists, informed the EU Delegation to Montenegro about the smear campaign targeting our colleague Tea Gorjanc Prelević, a distinguished human rights defender and Executive Director of Human Rights Action (HRA). The EU Delegation has responded to this matter,… »
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared – 30 August, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points to the long-standing institutional passivity and the lack of political will to shed light on the fate of all persons who went missing during the wars of the 1990s in the territory of the former… »