Tea Gorjanc Prelevic

Montenegro War Victims Legislation Criticised as ‘Discriminatory’

A Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.

On Monday, parliament adopted the amendments proposed by the ruling Peace is Our Nation bloc enabling monthly compensation to be paid to family members of civilian war victims who were killed, died or disappeared during armed conflicts on the territory of Montenegro.

Serbia Accused of Avoiding Extraditing Family’s Killer to Montenegro

Zoran Vukovic at the UN war crimes court in The Hague in December 1999. Photo: EPA/COR MULDER.

"Montenegro called for Vukovic's extradition in 2016. The Serbian [justice] ministry made no decision on extradition," said Tea Gorjanc Prelevic, head of Human Rights Action.

Strasbourg Ruling on Montenegrin Police Brutality Case Disappoints Activists

Montenegrin riot police during clashes with protesters in the Podgorica, October 2015. Photo: EPA/BORIS PEJOVIC

Martinovic was beaten by members of Montenegro's Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, SAJ, during an opposition protest but was not arrested or accused of any crime during the demonstration in the capital, Podgorica.

In COVID-19 Fight, Free Speech Becomes Collateral Damage

"After I confirmed it with my sources, I reported the situation", Can, who at the time worked for the local Izmir newspaper Iz Gazete, told BIRN.

Pressed to name his sources, Can refused. Hours of questioning resulted in a charge of spreading fake news and causing panic. The case was dropped several months later, but Can's chilling experience was far from a one-off.