{"id":1861,"date":"2025-07-17T20:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/three-freedoms-under-scrutiny-june-27-july-10-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:23:02","slug":"three-freedoms-under-scrutiny-june-27-july-10-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/three-freedoms-under-scrutiny-june-27-july-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Three freedoms under scrutiny: June 27 &#8211; July 10, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Belgrade, July 11, 2025  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Violation of basic human rights in Serbia<br\/>June 27 &#8211; July 10, 2025  <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the authorities persistently characterize the blockades and protests as &#8220;a problem that can be solved quickly&#8221;, citizens and students continue to suffer police brutality and pressure. In several cities of Serbia, including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Ni\u0161 and U\u017eice, there have been recorded violent breaking of blockades, mass arrests and identification of citizens who peacefully express their dissatisfaction. The police used excessive force, and reports and punishments come even to those who did not commit violence.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students have been targeted for 8 months, and among those arrested are well-known activists. The pressure does not stop there either, as attacks and threats against journalists are becoming more frequent, and cases of SLAPP lawsuits against critics of the government confirm the trend of stifling freedom of expression. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this context, arrests and police interventions are part of a broader government strategy to crush civil movements and prevent the spread of protests, while the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech are systematically restricted.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More details on the arrests, raids and legal pressure, as well as public reactions, can be found in the full report below.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-84459340-bcce-42ff-a880-c5bf09ec92af\" href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/?ttf_download=1539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"file-download__link fl-pdf\">CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA June 27 &#8211; July 10, 2025   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/?ttf_download=1539\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button file-download__link fl-pdf\" download=\"\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-84459340-bcce-42ff-a880-c5bf09ec92af\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgrade, July 11, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaJune 27 &#8211; July 10, 2025 While the authorities persistently characterize the blockades and protests as &#8220;a problem that can be solved quickly&#8221;, citizens and students continue to suffer police brutality and pressure. In several cities of Serbia, including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Ni\u0161 and U\u017eice, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-three-freedoms-under-scrutiny"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three freedoms under scrutiny: June 27 - July 10, 2025 - Gra\u00f0anske Inicijative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/three-freedoms-under-scrutiny-june-27-july-10-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three freedoms under scrutiny: June 27 - July 10, 2025 - Gra\u00f0anske Inicijative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Belgrade, July 11, 2025 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaJune 27 &#8211; July 10, 2025 While the authorities persistently characterize the blockades and protests as &#8220;a problem that can be solved quickly&#8221;, citizens and students continue to suffer police brutality and pressure. 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