Sound Cannons in Serbia: How to Protest Safely

Want to learn more: 

AP, “Serbian Officials Deny Illegal Sonic Weapon Attack on Peaceful Protesters,” AP News, March 16, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/serbia-protest-sonic-weapon-8502587e5849997175a5ea02f98d2e19; 

Big Brother Watch Team, “A Guide to Facial Recognition at Protests — Big Brother Watch,” A guide to facial recognition at protests — Big Brother Watch, August 2, 2023, https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/a-guide-to-facial-recognition-at-protests-2/; 

Daphne Carr, “Understanding the LRAD, the ‘Sound Cannon’ Police Are Using at Protests, and How to Protect Yourself From It,” Pitchfork, June 9, 2020, https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/understanding-the-lrad-the-sound-cannon-police-are-using-at-protests-and-how-to-protect-yourself-from-it/; 

Darren Loucaides, “How Governments Use Facial Recognition for Protest Surveillance - Rest of World,” Rest of the World, March 27, 2024, https://restofworld.org/2024/facial-recognition-government-protest-surveillance/#/an-end-to-privacy; 

DUSAN STOJANOVIC, “Why People Are Protesting over a Deadly Roof Collapse in Serbia | AP News,” November 21, 2024, https://apnews.com/article/serbia-roof-collapse-china-protests-3cfa282938b1ddec12c4795b9ecb3e95; 

EWB, “One of the Largest Protests Ever Held in Serbia, Students Accuse the Authorities of Using Illegal Device,” European Western Balkans (blog), March 15, 2025, https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/03/15/one-of-the-largest-protests-ever-held-in-serbia-students-accuse-the-authorities-of-using-illegal-device/; 

Privacy International, “How Facial Recognition Technology Can Be Used at a Protest | Privacy International,” May 5, 2021, http://privacyinternational.org/explainer/4495/how-facial-recognition-technology-can-be-used-protest; 

Privacy International, “Prosecuted for Protesting,” January 10, 2025, http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5460/prosecuted-protesting; 

Sarajevo Times, “‘Sound Cannon’ at Protest? Experts Warn of Dangerous Consequences,” Sarajevo Times, March 15, 2025, https://sarajevotimes.com/sound-cannon-at-protest-experts-warn-of-dangerous-consequences/. 

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