Belgrade, April 9, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia March 27 – April 9 2026 During the last reporting period, we recorded a drastic escalation in physical violence and institutional repression. The local elections held on March 29 served as a focal point for coordinated aggression, where 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, March 26, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia March 6, – March 26, 2026 In the previous reporting period, a continuity of various forms of pressure and attacks on actors participating in public life was recorded. Journalists were subjected to verbal and physical attacks while performing their...
Belgrade, March 5, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia February 13, – March 5, 2026 In the previous reporting period, we recorded a continuation of attacks, pressures, and targeting of journalists, students, farmers, activists, and civil society organizations. High-level state officials again publicly targeted journalists from N1 television,...
Belgrade, January 30, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia January 30, – February 12, 2026 Since our last report, we have recorded a continued trend of pressure and attacks targeting journalists, media workers, students, professors, and public sector employees. University professors at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of...
Belgrade, January 29, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia January 16 – January 29, 2026 In the recent period, we have recorded a series of incidents pointing to an organized and systemic attempt to silence critical voices through threats and brutal digital targeting. The academic community has been...
Belgrade, January 15, 2026 Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia December 26, 2025 – January 15, 2026 We continue the year as we ended it – with attacks on media workers and violations of fundamental freedoms and rights. In the previous period in Serbia, various incidents were recorded,...
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...
