12 Feb Three Freedoms Under the Magnifying Glass: January 30 – February 12, 2026

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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 Novi Sad, received identical threatening emails sent to their official university addresses. Meanwhile, Veran Matić, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, was depicted in a propaganda film at the exact site of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija. A student from the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium faced pressure for giving a statement to N1 television, while civic activists have dealt with vehicle vandalism and other forms of intimidation. Farmers reported being pressured by the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA)immediately prior to protests, while approximately fourteen female activists in the Kula municipality received threats of revenge pornography.

For more on these and other cases recorded in the recent period, please see the full report below: