{"id":2397,"date":"2026-07-16T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/three-freedoms-in-focus-july-3-july-16-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:44:35","slug":"three-freedoms-in-focus-july-3-july-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/three-freedoms-in-focus-july-3-july-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Freedoms in Focus July 3 \u2013 July 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Belgrade, July 16, 2026  <\/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\/>July 3 &#8211; July 16, 2026  <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the last reporting period, pressure on basic freedoms in Serbia continued through coordinated media targeting, threats, physical attacks, restrictions on public gatherings, and abuse of legal and administrative mechanisms. Journalists, lawyers, activists, students, professors and government critics have been subjected to intimidation, online threats and attempts to discourage their public engagement. At the same time, several public events and civil initiatives were prevented by violence, arbitrary government interventions or selective enforcement of regulations, while institutional responses to the attacks remained inadequate.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about these and other cases recorded in the previous period, see the full report below:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8cdca286-7a60-448a-9d9f-474229d322f2\" href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/?ttf_download=2395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"file-download__link fl-pdf\">CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA JULY 3 &#8211; JULY 16, 2026   <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/?ttf_download=2395\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button file-download__link fl-pdf\" download=\"\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8cdca286-7a60-448a-9d9f-474229d322f2\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgrade, July 16, 2026 Violation of basic human rights in SerbiaJuly 3 &#8211; July 16, 2026 During the last reporting period, pressure on basic freedoms in Serbia continued through coordinated media targeting, threats, physical attacks, restrictions on public gatherings, and abuse of legal and administrative mechanisms. 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