Belgrade, March 26, 2026<\/p>\n
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In the previous reporting period, a continuity of various forms of pressure and attacks on actors participating in public life was recorded.<\/p>\n
Journalists were subjected to verbal and physical attacks while performing their professional duties, were obstructed during fieldwork, and faced digital attacks on online portals. During student activities in the field, including the \u201cStudent in Every Village\u201d initiative, physical and verbal attacks on students were reported. Professors and citizens were subjected to misdemeanor proceedings for participating in protests, while ahead of the Serbian Progressive Party pre-election rally, cases of pressure by superiors on employees were recorded, including demands to attend the rally under threat of dismissal and other consequences for their employment status.<\/p>\n