Violation of basic human rights in Serbia
May 22 – June 4, 2026
During the last reporting period, a large number of incidents were recorded that indicate the continuation of pressure on citizens, students, professors, journalists and members of minority communities. In Novi Sad, several professors of the “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Gymnasium were suspended, while employees and part of the public linked these actions to their public engagement and support for the protests. Death threats were sent to the editors of the Mašina portal, a student from Nis reported threats and interference during filming in Pionirski Park, while during the protest in Slavia, cases of police intervention, use of excessive force and a large number of arrests were recorded.
For more information about these and other cases recorded in the previous period, see the full report below: