Social\nnetworks, especially Facebook, were also used as a means of mobilizing and\ncalling for the gathering in Niksic, but also for the protests that followed.\nAn analysis of these announcements revealed that numerous individuals and\nFacebook pages affiliated with or originated in Serbia shared an invitation to\nthe event: Srbi u Crnoj\nGori, Nik\u0161i\u0107 Ponosni Srpski Grad, NSPM, Istorija Srba, Pravoslavie.rs, Srbsko\nRusko prijateljstvo, Srpske internet novine, SRBI i Srbija, Savez Srba iz Crne\nGore, Srbska stvar, Srbi za Srbe, Istorija Crne Gore, Borbeni Efektivi.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nthe date of voting on the Proposal to the Law on Freedom of Religion in the\nParliament of Montenegro was approaching, the engagement of the Facebook meme\npages intensified, calling for protests and inciting incidents using aggressive\nrhetoric. Such events were evident even in the days after the adoption of the\nLaw; protests were organized throughout Montenegro, as well as the region. One\nof the incidents involved burning of the Montenegrin flag in front of the\nEmbassy of Montenegro in Belgrade, and the removal of the sign from the\nMontenegrin Embassy building in Ljubljana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nthe meantime, the media in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska continue with\nsensationalistic reporting, aggravating<\/em> the\nsituation in Montenegro: Great\nevil is about to come: Montenegro on the brink of religious war, Milo\nDjukanovic does not give up on adopting a controversial law, if the Parliament\nadopts it, the authorities will be able to seize the churches and force the SPC\nto register as if it existed since 2020. People stood up, defending the\nshrines, Milo sent the police to the people, Chaos in Montenegro: Serbs\nthreatened with violence over the Law on Religion, blocked roads\u2026<\/em> These\nwere just some of the headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The editorial staff of Informer<\/em> promoted the disinformation that Prime Minister Dusko Markovic was slapped shortly after his meeting with Metropolitan Amfilohije. As stated in the text headlined PRIME MINISTER DUSKO MARKOVIC GOT SLAPPED DUE TO MEETING AMFILOHIJE!<\/em> physical assault on the Prime Minister was done by Zoran Lazovic, an assistant director of the Police Directorate of Montenegro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Prime Minister Markovic spoke before the MPs to inform them of the outcome of the discussion with Metropolitan Amfilohije and denied the disinformation, calling it an attempt of manipulation. We, on the other hand, are not surprised by such narratives of the Informer<\/em>\u2019s editorial staff. It is no coincidence that Informer <\/em>is the 2019 Golden Pinocchio<\/em> winner for the most published fake content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though it is evident that a significant number of citizens attended the litanies throughout Montenegro, figures such as 100 or 120 thousand citizens mentioned in the media are far away from the truth. Such disinformation gives rise to those who call for the radicalization of gatherings, such as Srbska cast (Eng. Serbian Honor) which presents itself as a humanitarian organization while at the same time calling to arms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Disinformation\npublished on the FOS\nMedia <\/em>portal that the members of ROSU would give hand to\nMontenegro on Christmas Eve caused many negative comments, but also the swift\nreaction of the Prosecution and the Police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoping that the tensions over the adopted Law on Freedom of Religion will gradually diminish and that these disagreements and disputes will be in time overcome, using reason and dialogue, the appeal to the authorities remains that Montenegrin society, together with the media community and educational institutions, must strive to stand in the way to the globally expressed phenomenon of spreading disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n What do Articles 62-64 of the Law on Freedom of Religion really mean, referring to the registration of the Church\u2019s property as the property of the state of Montenegro, and is it about the seizure of religious buildings of the MCP and its believers or have its supporters tendentiously been misled? <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is strange that such masses have been recruited for protests against seizure, conversion, and so on \u2013 as presented by the Orthodox clergy in Montenegro and beyond \u2013 if it is known that the same churches and monasteries will still be visited by believers, often by representatives of all religions and even by atheists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Should\nthe Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral be concerned? Maybe if the\nmutter has a goal to draw attention from other more important regional issues.\nWe would say that there is too much meddling of other factors. <\/p>\n\n\n The organization and the protests were accompanied by strong and negative political, and inappropriate and aggressive media campaigns, with a great deal of misinformation and fake news – aimed at disturbing the public and citizens, and fostering riots and instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nbearers of these activities were from the country, but also from our immediate\nneighborhood \u2013 with the clear intention of misinforming the citizens, and\nespecially the believers, about the alleged scenario of intruding into the\nreligious objects of the Serbian Orthodox Church; the expulsion of priests; and\npressures on the Serb community in Montenegro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Proposal to the Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities was adopted by the votes of the ruling majority and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). 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Misleads about Articles 62-64<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
Press release of the Nacional Security Council of Montenegro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n