{"id":907,"date":"2026-04-09T15:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/three-freedoms-in-focus-march-27-april-9-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:25:30","slug":"three-freedoms-in-focus-march-27-april-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/en\/three-freedoms-in-focus-march-27-april-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Freedoms in Focus: March 27 \u2013 April 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Belgrade March 27 \u2013 April 9, 2026   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Violation of fundamental human rights in Serbia<br\/>March 27 \u2013 April 9, 2026  <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size 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-8c0b94be-5082-4fa7-9280-d1f95ac06a5a\" href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6.-mar-26.-mar-Tri-slobode-pod-lupom-2.pdf\">CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS IN SERBIA MARCH 6 &#8211; MARCH 26, 2026  <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gradjanske.vuksha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6.-mar-26.-mar-Tri-slobode-pod-lupom-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download=\"\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8c0b94be-5082-4fa7-9280-d1f95ac06a5a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgrade March 27 \u2013 April 9, 2026 Violation of fundamental human rights in SerbiaMarch 27 \u2013 April 9, 2026 During the last reporting period, we have witnessed a drastic escalation of physical violence and institutional repression. 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