Belgrade, September 11, 2026 Elections Under the Magnifying Glass Civic Initiatives will continuously monitor and record cases of violations of freedom of expression, assembly and association during the pre-election campaign. We will point out all omissions and illegal actions during the election campaign, including cases of abuse...
Belgrade, September 4, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia August 21 – September 03, 2026 The past two weeks have been marked by pressure and threats against citizens, activists and journalists, discrimination against employees and obstruction of student organizing at higher education institutions, tensions and violence at...
Belgrade, May 20, 2026 (UPDATED REPORT): Repression in Education Although blockades of universities and classes in primary and secondary schools have long since ended, the authorities’ repression of employees in the education system has not stopped. All that we wrote about in the latest report on the...
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...
