Obraz (organization)

For other uses, see Obraz (disambiguation).
Obraz
Образ
LeaderMladen Obradović
FounderNebojša M. Krstić
Founded1993
HeadquartersBelgrade
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[9][10]
ReligionSerbian Orthodox Church
Party flag
Website
obraz.rs (archived)

Obraz (Serbian: Образ; fully the Fatherland Front "Obraz", Serbian: Отачаствени покрет "Образ", romanized: Otačastveni pokret "Obraz", lit. 'cheek') is a far-right political organization in Serbia.[11][12] The Constitutional Court of Serbia banned Obraz in 2012, although it shortly after re-registered under a similar name.[13]

The organization is classified as clero-fascist by several organizations and government institutions, including the government of the Serbian province of Vojvodina and the Serbian Ministry of Interior.[14][15][16] On 12 June 2012 Obraz was officially banned by the Constitutional Court of Serbia.[17] While swearing allegiance to the Serbian nation and to the Serbian Orthodox religion, Obraz is committed to a struggle against those groups which it views as enemies of the Orthodox Serbian people, such as "Zionists (which they also include Kabbalists, Manichaeists, Freemasons and Illuminati as part of the wider Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory), Ustashe (mainly Croatian nationalists), Muslim extremists (mainly Bosniak nationalists), Albanian terrorists (mainly Albanian nationalists), false pacifists (mainly human rights activists and NGOs in Serbia), political partisans, sectarians (religious sects), perverts (which they include pedophiles and the LGBT population), drug addicts and criminals (mainly Serbian mafia)". The movement's ideology is mainly influenced by Nikolaj Velimirović, Dimitrije Ljotić and the Yugoslav National Movement Zbor.[18][19][20]

  1. ^ Bakić, Jovo (February 2013). Right-Wing Extremism in Serbia. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Facing Far Right Extremism In Serbia". Eurasia Review. 17 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Serbia's Radical Right and Homophobia". Unique. 11 January 2014.
  4. ^ Serbia and Montenegro: Country Report October 2003. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. October 2003. p. 28.
  5. ^ Ilić, Vladimir (May 2012). Temerin: Sadašnjost ili Budućnost Vojvodine. p. 5.
  6. ^ Serbia Chronicle 2 - Ethnic tensions in Serbia. Belgrade: Citizens Network For Peace, Reconciliation and Human Security. May 2013. p. 2.
  7. ^ Radicalization: A Constant Threat to Democratic Forces. Belgrade: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. October 2009. p. 2.
  8. ^ Serbia and Montenegro: Country Report October 2003. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. October 2003. p. 51.
  9. ^ "Serbia Bans Far-Right Organisation Obraz". BIRN. 12 June 2012.
  10. ^ Bakić, Jovo (February 2013). Right-Wing Extremism in Serbia. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Desničarska organizacija Obraz zaobišla ustavnu zabranu". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian).
  12. ^ "I "Obraz" u referendumskoj kampanji - Politika - Dnevni list Danas". Danas (in Serbian). 12 January 2022.
  13. ^ TV, Insajder (6 December 2017). "Zabranjeni Obraz deluje pod drugim imenom, vlast ne reaguje". insajder.net (in Serbian).
  14. ^ "Prvi zvaničan spisak neonacista". B92.net (in Serbian). 10 December 2010.
  15. ^ "I Obraz najavio šetnju 7. oktobra". B92.net (in Serbian). 28 September 2007.
  16. ^ "Zabranite ekstremističke grupe". B92.net (in Serbian). 21 December 2005.
  17. ^ "B92". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  18. ^ Ramet, Sabrina P. (2008). Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia at Peace and at War: Selected Writings, 1983-2007. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 144. ISBN 978-3-03735-912-9.
  19. ^ "Obraz na promociji knjige Peščanika". B92.net. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  20. ^ M.Maričić, Slobodan. "ŠTA JE OTAČASTVENI POKRET OBRAZ ?". Akademediasrbija.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.