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A dangerous proposal to amend the Criminal Code – Any roadblock is declared a criminal offense, punishable by a prison sentence of up to one year!
Civic initiatives are warning the public about the dangerous proposal to amend the Criminal Code by which the regime tries to criminalize protests – any roadblock is declared a criminal offense, punishable by up to one year in prison. With this move, the government does not protect the safety of the citizens, but sends them […]
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Repression in education: A wave of dismissals, dismissals and disciplinary procedures
Published: September 12, 2025 Civic initiatives have prepared a report that records a new type of repression in the education system of Serbia, which is being carried out on a massive scale during 2024/2025. year. After a wave of wage cuts for employees in educational institutions earlier this year, a systematic pattern of criminal charges, […]
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Gendarmerie to urgently stop attacks on citizens
Tonight in Novi Sad, peaceful citizens, gathered to express their opinion, were brutally attacked by the police. In full gear to break up the demonstrations, a large number of police cordons of the MUP attacked the gathered students and citizens without any reason. Instead of protecting citizens, they treat them as enemies in their own […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: August 22 – September 4, 2025
Belgrade, September 4, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaAugust 22 – September 4, 2025 Ten months after the fall of the canopy, Novi Sad was the site of an unnecessary police intervention directed against peacefully gathered citizens. After the commemorative walk, part of the crowd walked to the Faculty of Sports and Physical […]
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Launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor
Published: September 2, 2025 The Coalition Against SLAPP in Europe (CASE) and the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) are proud to announce the launch of the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, a new online platform designed to monitor the transposition and enforcement of European standards on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) at the […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: August 8 – August 21, 2025
Belgrade, August 21, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaAugust 8 – August 21, 2025 Violence on the streets across Serbia has escalated in the last two weeks. At first, the SNS supporters started attacking the citizens, and then the police took over the baton and continued with the physical confrontation with the demonstrators. […]
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Regional Art&Peace meeting for young people in Prilep
Belgrade, 21.08.2025. Do you want to meet young people from Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia, participate in creative workshops and see how art can be a tool for social change and reconciliation in the region? Join us at the regional Art&Peace youth meeting in Prilep! When? Departure: September 10 in the morning from Belgrade Return: […]
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Three freedoms under scrutiny: July 25 – August 7, 2025
Belgrade, August 7, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaJuly 25 – August 7, 2025 A serious incident happened in Novi Pazar when a group of violent, masked men broke into the State University in Novi Pazar in the early hours of the morning and started beating and throwing the students outside. The police […]
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Serbia remains on the CIVICUS Monitor watch list as authorities try to crush student protests
July 30, 2025. Johannesburg, July 30, 2025 – CIVICUS Monitor has once again put Serbia on its watch list of countries where there is a sharp deterioration in civil liberties. The decision follows an intensified crackdown on massive student protests against government corruption that have rocked the country since November 2024, following the deadly collapse […]
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