Press Release/Saopštenje za javnost
In light of recent media reports on the discovery of an explosive device near a gas pipeline in the municipality of Kanjiža, Klikaktiv strongly condemns attempts to politically instrumentalize this incident through the spread of xenophobic and dangerous narratives about migrants.
In a situation where there are no identified perpetrators, no arrests, and no publicly available evidence, certain state officials and media outlets have already rushed to attribute responsibility to “migrants.” Such targeted framing constitutes yet another in a series of serious violations of the fundamental principles of the rule of law and directly fuels the stigmatization and discrimination of people who are already exposed to systemic violence and marginalization.
Without presuming to reach a final judgment on this incident, Klikaktiv emphasizes that the entire situation plays into the hands of the ruling party in Hungary, Fidesz, which has for years systematically built political capital on the production of fear of migrants. The use of unverified and speculative information to reinforce the narrative of migrants as a security threat represents a dangerous manipulation of the public in the context of pre-election calculations.
At the same time, the reactions of the authorities in Serbia appear more as an instrument of political campaigning than as an adequate response to a serious incident, once again demonstrating in practice a high level of alignment with the policies of Hungarian authorities in the field of migration. Institutions in Serbia are actively participating in reproducing the same narrative, thereby further legitimizing repressive policies and unlawful practices against people on the move.
Such coordinated action is not merely a political issue—it has concrete consequences for people’s lives. By spreading panic and collective blame, migrants are dehumanized and turned into a “security problem,” creating space for further violence, unlawful conduct, and the systemic denial of rights.
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Povodom medijskog izveštavanja o pronalasku eksplozivne naprave u blizini gasovoda kod Kanjiže, Klikaktiv najoštrije osuđuje pokušaje političke instrumentalizacije ovog incidenta kroz širenje ksenofobičnog i opasnog narativa o migrantima.
U situaciji u kojoj nema identifikovanih počinilaca, nema hapšenja i nema javno dostupnih dokaza, pojedini državni zvaničnici i mediji već su požurili da odgovornost pripišu „migrantima“. Ovakvo ciljano targetiranje predstavlja još jedno u nizu grubih kršenja osnovnih principa vladavine prava i direktno podstiče stigmatizaciju i diskriminaciju ljudi koji su već izloženi sistemskom nasilju i marginalizaciji.
Bez pretenzije da donosimo konačan sud o ovom incidentu, Klikaktiv ističe da čitava situacija ide na ruku trenutno vladajućoj partiji u Mađarskoj, Fides, koja već godinama sistematski gradi politički kapital na proizvodnji straha od migranata. Korišćenje neproverenih i spekulativnih informacija kako bi se učvrstio narativ o migrantima kao bezbednosnoj pretnji predstavlja opasnu manipulaciju javnošću u kontekstu predizbornih kalkulacija.
Istovremeno, reakcije vlasti u Srbiji deluju više kao instrument političke kampanje nego kao adekvatan odgovor na jedan incident, još jednom u praksi pokazujući visok nivo usklađenosti sa politikama mađarskih vlasti u oblasti migracija. Institucije u Srbiji aktivno učestvuju u reprodukciji istog narativa, čime dodatno legitimizuju represivne politike i nezakonite prakse prema ljudima u pokretu.
Ovakvo koordinisano delovanje nije samo politički problem – ono ima konkretne posledice po živote ljudi. Širenjem panike i kolektivne krivice, migranti se dehumanizuju i pretvaraju u „bezbednosni problem“, čime se otvara prostor za dalje nasilje, nezakonita postupanja i sistemsko uskraćivanje prava.