23 Apr Three Freedoms Under the Magnifying Glass: 10 – 23 April, 2026
Belgrade April 23, 2026
Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia
10 – 23 April, 2026
Recent events across Serbia point to a dangerous trend of coordinated use of force, institutional pressure, and direct violence targeting individuals who express any form of disagreement with official policies. In Valjevo and in front of the Faculty of Agriculture in Belgrade, students and citizens were detained by masked individuals who refused to identify themselves. In Bor, a young football player was expelled from his club after refusing to attend a ruling party rally, while an employee of the public utility company “JKP Gradska čistoća” was attacked from behind after speaking out about corruption. In Novi Sad, transport operator Miomir Jaćimović had his bus deliberately set on fire, while attacks on students have continued during nearly all student-led actions and campaigns.
More on these and other cases recorded during the previous period can be found in the full report below:
CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA 10 - 23 APRIL, 2026