On the EU’s periphery, Serbia has deployed enough biometric surveillance technology to cover practically all of Belgrade’s public spaces. Public pressure has raised the bar for turning on the technology, but the alarming project illustrates the need for transparent regulation […]
Modern video surveillance is a far cry from its clumsy predecessor. As technology has improved, and camera prices plummeted, surveillance en masse is likely coming to a city near you. Belgrade is one such city, experiencing the roll-out of thousands […]
Following footage showing a widspread violent crackdown against protesters in Serbia’s capital Belgrade and other major towns across the country, which left dozens of people injured, Amnesty International’s Balkans Researcher Jelena Sesar said: “Images of Serbian police firing tear gas […]
Activist Alyona Popova and politician Vladimir Milov have lodged a complaint over Russia’s use of facial recognition technology during protests to the European Court of Human Rights. Their lawyer, Kirill Koroteyev, said this would be the first case challenging the […]
