The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Russia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and GeorgiaOriginally published on Global VoicesProtest in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by CRTA, used with permission. This collaborative article by the teams of Istinomer (Serbia), Demagog (Slovakia), and FactCheck (Georgia) originally appeared at Istinomer (Truth-O-Meter), a fact-checking initiative of the Center for Resear…

According to Branislav Gröhling, it is no wonder that Fico is strengthening authoritarian practices after meeting with Vladimir Putin