Belgrade March 27 – April 9, 2026
Violation of fundamental human rights in Serbia
March 27 – April 9, 2026
During the last reporting period, we have witnessed a drastic escalation of physical violence and institutional repression. The local elections held on 29 March served as a focal point for coordinated violence, where the safety of journalists, students, citizens and observer missions was systematically threatened. This mood culminated in the unauthorized entry of UKP members into the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade, an unlawful intervention that undermined the autonomy of the University.
Along with school closures, the coordinated blocking of independent media accounts in Novi Pazar, and the mass prosecution of citizens who rebelled against the planned devastation of Rogozna, these events point to a systematic effort to use violence and institutional pressure to undermine basic freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
For more information about these and other cases recorded in the previous period, see the full report below: