Transitions Online http://www.tol.org/client/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:49:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) https://www.tol.org/client/article/29012-serbia-belgrade-cameras-surveillance-facial-recognition.html Surveillance "really challenges your sense of dignity." From Global Voices. Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society https://www.tol.org/client/article/0-turkey-coronavirus-pandemic-budget-aid.html While opposition parties say the government has cracked down on local attempts to distribute aid, the president talks about preventing a “state within a state.” Cagri Sari https://www.tol.org/client/article/1-central-asia-arts-online-marketplace-coronavirus.html Central Asia creatives are combating the effects of COVID-19 with an online marketplace. Anna McColley https://www.tol.org/client/article/2-bulgaria-crime-corruption-protests-romania.html The anti-corruption fight that erupted again this month could end up stuck between two conflicting concepts of what is at stake. From openDemocracy. Vladimir Mitev https://www.tol.org/client/article/29003-central-europe-budget-coronavirus-rule-law.html On the surface, the EU budget summit smoothed over the friction between Brussels and the bloc’s problem children. Deeper down, the rift may be growing. Martin Ehl https://www.tol.org/client/article/29002-bulgaria-politics-protests-coronavirus-serbia.html Would these public eruptions have happened anyway? Maybe, maybe not. Boyko Vassilev https://www.tol.org/client/article/3-czechia-russia-china-dinsinformation-hybrid-threats.html With the establishment of a new parliamentary committee to combat hybrid threats, the Czech Republic confirms its status as one of Europe’s leaders in the field. Adela Kleckova https://www.tol.org/client/article/28998-russia-china-media-disinformation-fake-news.html Russia and China get much of the attention, but locally produced disinformation shouldn't be overlooked or underestimated. Peter Gross