Serbia is set to hold early parliamentary elections on 25 October 2026, an election that the student movement has been calling for since last year. This represents a unique opportunity for pro-democratic forces to free a captured state and create the conditions for a transition towards a genuine liberal democracy.

The first Management Committee (MC) meeting marked an important step for the FLARE COST Action Futures Literacy for Anticipatory Societies: Strengthening Foresight Systems Across Europe (FLARE).

Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) organized the MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs in Fall 2026, focusing on land and human rights violations affecting black immigrants in South Africa with Dr Mnqobi Ngubane from Nelson Mandela University, SA.

Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) organized the MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs on black resisters' defamation in American history with Dr Marvin Dunn, professor emeritus in psychology, Department of Psychology at Florida International University.

The FLARE- Futures Literacy for Anticipatory Societies project has recently earned a remarkable achievement by receiving the prestigious COST Action award with a perfect score of 13 out of 13. This outstanding recognition highlights the project's excellence and its significant contribution to its field. Such a high score is rare and reflects the dedication, innovation, and impact of the FLARE team.

The Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) and Trnava University in Trnava have taken a significant step already in 2025 by formalizing their partnership to focus on minority issues. This cooperation promises to enrich academic work, support student development, and promote minority studies through joint efforts.

On June 22–23, 2026, an important conversation took place in Serbia. The International Academic Workshop titled “The Ombudsman’s Response to Global Crises” brought together academics and practitioners to explore how ombudsman offices respond to pressing challenges.

The Post-Conference Symposium titled "Precarious Lives: Resistance, Solidarity, and Research during Catastrophes" brought together scholars, activists, and researchers at Dublin City University (DCU) on June 19–20, 2026.

Globsec Forum 2026, titled “The Global Systemic Transformation," addressed the question of how Europe can play a constructive role in a world marked by fragmentation, power competition, and accelerating risk.

Last week, on 22 and 23 May 2026, an interdisciplinary conference on “Disaster Nationalism” and Present-day Europe was held at Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Prague. Dr Svetluša Surová, director and senior researcher at the Minority Issues Research Institute, has participated in the session on “Varieties of Nationalism: Diasporic Identifications, Repressive Marginalization, Millennialist Conspiracies and Sacralized Nationhood”.

Our Director and Senior Researcher at the Minority Issues Research Institute, Dr Svetluša Surova, has participated in the Annual Conference of the School of Advanced Social Studies, with the theme “Societies in flux: navigating uncertainty, change and resilience,” taking place on 15-16 May 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) organized the first MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs in 2026, focusing on the US confrontation with Venezuela, especially the current situation in Venezuela after the US capture of its president.

Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) organized MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs featuring a conversation with Sir Charles Petrie Bt, OBE (Human Security Consultant, FR), about the current state of the United Nations as the pillar of the global human rights structure and was held on December 12, 2025.

MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs featured a conversation with Sir Charles Petrie Bt, OBE (Human Security Consultant, FR), about the current state of the United Nations as the pillar of the global human rights structure on December 12, 2025.

Resolution of the European Parliament on Events in Serbia: Better Late Than Never. Written by Dr Svetluša Surová. Originally published in the Slovak magazine .týždeň on 27 November 2025.

One Year after the Tragic Events in Novi Sad and the Protests in Serbia: Achievements, Failures and Expectations. Written by Dr Svetluša Surová (Minority Issues Research Institute- MIRI)

Our director and senior researcher, Dr Svetluša Surova, has also published an article summarizing the main points of the European Parliament Resolution on the polarization and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy in the Slovak weekly magazine .týždeň.

Our director and senior researcher, Dr Svetluša Surova, has just published an article in the Slovak weekly magazine .týždeň reflecting on one year after the tragic events in Novi Sad and protests in Serbia and their successes, failures, and expectations.

On July 11th, 2025, we mark 30 years since the genocide in Srebrenica

A very lively conversation emerged in the panel titled “Seizing the Moment: Forging Lasting Partnerships in the Neighbourhood”, featuring President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Former Chancellor & Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg and Former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic & former EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western