Belgrade, March 30, 2026 Local elections: blood, beatings and the silence of the police Yesterday, local elections were held in 10 locations in Serbia. However, what we witnessed is far from regular electoral conditions. We can describe yesterday's elections as bloody. Blood on the faces of students,...
Belgrade, December 25, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia December 12 – December 25, 2025 The past two weeks have been extremely challenging, above all for journalists in Serbia. Unfortunately, we are ending the year with a wave of insults and threats: threats of arson, execution, and...
Belgrade, December 11, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia November 28 – December 11, 2025 In the week marking the International Human Rights Day, civil society in Serbia finds itself “under repression.” This was determined by the international research platform CIVICUS Monitor, which downgraded Serbia’s civic space...
Belgrade, November 27, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia November 14 – November 27, 2025 In the week when 16 days of activism against violence against women begin, a policeman hits a woman in the head at a protest in Novi Sad. This is a symptomatic indicator...
Belgrade, November 13, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia October 31 – November 13, 2025 On November 5th, two "Serbias" met in the center of Belgrade. On one side were citizens demanding justice and accountability for the collapse of the canopy, who came to support the mother...
Belgrade, October 30, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia October 17 – October 30, 2025 In the previous two weeks, the police repeatedly interfered with citizens at public gatherings. First, they stopped a convoy of students from Novi Pazar and on that occasion they searched the vehicle...
Belgrade, October 16, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia October 3 – October 16, 2025 In the observed period, several attacks were recorded on journalistic teams reporting from gatherings of supporters of the government. What is particularly worrying is the fact that journalists were attacked by police...
Belgrade, September 18, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia September 5 – September 18, 2025 Another brutal police intervention against peaceful citizens was recorded in Novi Sad on September 5. During the police action, a huge amount of tear gas was thrown, and the policemen themselves were...
Belgrade, September 4, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia August 22 – September 4, 2025 Ten months after the fall of the canopy, Novi Sad was the site of an unnecessary police intervention aimed at peacefully gathered citizens. After the commemorative walk, part of the crowd walked...
Belgrade, August 21, 2025 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia August 8 – August 21, 2025 Violence on the streets across Serbia has escalated in the last two weeks. At first, the SNS supporters started attacking the citizens, and then the police took over the baton and continued...
