Crime and corruption reporting network – LUPA (LOUPE) is an non-profit association based on promotion and development of investigative journalism in Montenegro. Association is founded by a group of independent and professional journalists ( Vladimir Otasevic, Stanko Radulovic i Srdjan Ruzic ) with big experience working in media.
In the focus of our work are research of organized crime and corruption, in our country and abroad. LUPA is a partner of Civic alliance and fully respects the provisions of the CODEX OF MONTENEGRIN JOURNALISTS.
LUPA is registered as an NGO within register of Ministry of Internal Affairs, 14th of October 2016, ordinal number 8362.

 

Number of our bank account: 510 – 94412 – 44

Address: Nikole Tesle br 9, 81000 Podgorica, Crna Gora

Tel. (mob): +382 69 070 049

E-mail: redakcija@lupa.co.me

 

OUR GOALS:
– Informing citizens about relevant social subjects and civil society institutions
– Publishing research projects on association’s website in cooperation with media in Montenegro and abroad.
– Promotion of independent, accountable and professional investigative journalism in Montenegro.
– Assisting citizens and government bodies in fight against organized crime and corruption.
– Promotion and protection human rights and monitoring of government institutions.
– Education and workshops for journalists from the country and abroad, about the use of technology in investigative journalism.
– Regional cooperation with media and relevant NGO’s who advocate for anti-corruption, fight against organized crime and other relevant topics from public interest.
– Citizen engagement with proactive relation in the process of decision making with help of NGO’s and media.
– Support the democratization of society and promotion of free access to documents and information.
 

The governing bodies of the NGO Network for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Corruption – LUPA are the Assembly and the authorized person – the Executive Director – Jelena Loncar.

Assembly of NVU LUPA:

Miodrag Otasevic, president

Nikola Razic

Dragan Lekovic

Srdan Ruzic

Stanko Radulovic

 

LUPA TEAM

STANKO RADULOVIC – DEPUTY EDITOR

Stanko Radulovic started with journalism from 1997. He worked as a journalist in daily newspaper “Vijesti” and “Pobjeda”. Collaborated with the media from the region, and for some of them worked as a correspondent from Montenegro. In December 2019 he received the second annual prize for the best investigative story from NGO MANS and Delegation European Union (EU) in Podgorica. Radulovic is one of founders of the Crime and corruption reporting network – LUPA.

MARKO VESOVIC – JOURNALIST, ASSOCIATE

Marko Vesovic has been involved in journalism since 2006 when he started working for the daily “Dan”. During 2008, Vesovic received recognition from the European Commission for the best young journalist in Europe. In the middle of 2013, he received the award for investigative journalism of the “Duško Jovanović” Foundation. He is the author of numerous investigative articles and documentaries published in the media in Montenegro and abroad. Among other things, he is the winner of the third annual EU award for investigative journalism in Montenegro. Since 16. October 2016, Vesovic has been working as a journalist – associate of the Crime and corruption reporting network – LUPA.

SRĐAN RUZIC – JOURNALIST

Srdjan Ruzic finished with Faculty of Political Science in 2012. As a student used to work in the advertising agency “New Media” on the promotion role. In 2015 he used to write for daily newspaper “Dan”, on subjects of society and politics. Ruzic is one of founders of the Crime and corruption reporting network – LUPA.