{"id":23781,"date":"2026-04-09T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradjanske.org\/?p=23781"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:46:51","slug":"three-freedoms-under-the-magnifying-glass-march-27-april-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradjanske.org\/en\/three-freedoms-under-the-magnifying-glass-march-27-april-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Freedoms Under the Magnifying Glass: March 27 \u2013 April 9 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belgrade, April 9, 2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Violations of basic freedoms in Serbia<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">March 27 \u2013 April 9 2026<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"142\"><span class=\"\">During the last reporting period,<\/span><span class=\"\"> we recorded a drastic escalation in physical violence and institutional repression.<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0The local elections held on <\/span>March 29<span class=\"\"> served as a focal point for coordinated aggression, <\/span><span class=\"\">where the safety of journalists, students, citizens and observers was systematically compromised. <\/span>This climate of violence peaked with an unauthorized police raid on the Belgrade Rectorate, where University Autonomy was violated through the unlawful intervention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"142\">Coupled with retaliatory dismissals in schools, the coordinated blocking of independent media accounts in Novi Pazar, and the mass judicial harassment of environmental protesters, these events signal a systematic effort to undermine fundamental freedoms through physical force and institutional pressure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"917\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">More on these and other cases recorded during the previous period can be found in the full report below:<\/p>\n<a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gradjanske.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27.-mar-9.-apr-Three-Freedoms-Under-the-Magnifying-Glass-1.pdf\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"qbutton  default\" style=\"\">CASES OF VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 27 MARCH - 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