State repression

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POLICE BRUTALITY: Valjevo, August 14, 2025.

Student protests

13.August 2026 B. B.

Tensions even before the student protest in Valjevo on Friday

Academic initiatives of the students of several universities demand that all the facts about the events in Valjevo from August 14, 2025 be established.

New issue of Vremena

23.April 2026. F. Š./JG/NS/IC/MLJ

How long can the regime attack, and how long can the citizens defend themselves

How much more can students and citizens take? How much more can the regime increase repression? This is the cover topic of the new issue of "Vremena"

A group of police officers in full gear to break up demonstrations

Comment

02.April 2026. Andrei Ivanji

They will not be forgiven, even though they do not know what they are doing

The policing of the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade is the act of people unaware that they themselves are falling into the hole dug by Vladan Đokić, that they appear as evil who will lose the battle against good, as ignorant broom riders who will eventually be swept away by the students

State repression

01.April 2026. Una Sabljaković (DW)

Belgrade Center for Human Rights: Citizens ready to resist state repression

"We have direct opposition from citizens who have never been more determined to protect their rights and, on the other hand, more and more repressive moves, primarily by the executive authorities," says BCLJP program director Dušan Pokuševski.

Propaganda strategies of the regime

25.march 2026 Nedim Sejdinovic

Does a rebellious society have a reason for defeatism?

It can be said that the elections held in ten local governments are the most expensive local elections in the history of the world's multi-party system. The progressives harnessed all their resources to win those elections, in order not to maintain the impression of invincibility. The repression they carry out every day is primarily aimed at creating a perception of the regime's power and determination. As things stand, the battle is fought primarily on the psychological level. The key question is whether the impressions produced by the progressives will manage to impose themselves on the majority of citizens and deprive them of any hope that political changes are possible.

Police

09.February 2026. B. B.

Professional association of police officers: Serbia among the safest countries in Europe

"The subjective feeling of insecurity among some citizens arises due to the digital transformation of society. Today, every incident, regardless of severity, is instantly shared via social networks and portals, creating the impression of greater frequency," police officers say.

State repression

23.December 2025 B. B.

Doctor Vladimir Dugalić was fired from the Clinical Center after criticizing the minister

Professor Dr. Vladimir Dugalić was first dismissed from the post of head of the department of the First Surgical Clinic of the Clinical Center, and now he has also been fired, all because he criticized the Minister of Health Zlatibor Lončar and was one of the first to support the student protests.

State repression

18.November 2025 Bojan Bednar

Brutality after the lull: Police will not stop beating protesters

The fact that the gendarme, although no one threatened him, slapped a citizen in Novi Sad is a clear message from the state - repression will remain as a response to any form of civil activism or civil disobedience, according to the interlocutors of "Vremena".

The police detain a demonstrator at a protest

Police brutality

08.October 2025 B. B.

The website "Stop Brutality" started collecting cases of violence against citizens

The goal of the website "Stop brutality" is to collect cases of physical and legal violence against citizens of Serbia in a single database - "For the day after".

Police use a water cannon to block protesters during an opposition rally in central Tbilisi, Georgia

Gruzija

07.October 2025 B. B.

'Coup' Accusations: How Georgia's Regime Fights Its 'Color Revolution'

The Georgian security service allegedly found weapons intended to carry out a "coup d'état". The prime minister and president of Georgia said that the "new Maidan" will not pass

State repression

01.October 2025 B. B.

Six Novi Sad activists remain under house arrest

Activists were arrested for allegedly preparing a coup on March 15, at a large protest in Belgrade. The ground for their arrest was prepared by pro-regime television stations with national frequencies by broadcasting an illegally created recording of their conversation.

Arrest of farmers after protest in mid-September 2025

Protests

29.September 2025 NM

Farmers: We continue protests and blockades throughout Serbia

Farmers' associations have announced the continuation of protests and several days of going out on the streets and roads throughout Serbia because the competent ministry and institutions persistently disagree with their demands.

Repression and resistance

24.September 2025 Maja Stojanović

A government that does not admit defeat

The consequences for society are already there - institutions are paralyzed, there is no justice, and many do not even see a glimpse of a brighter future in this system. However, paradoxically, this repression also gives birth to a new wave of solidarity and resistance. Despite the arrests, the protest movement does not die down, but adapts: students persist for months in creative forms of resistance, from blocking colleges and streets to performances that win public support. Solidarity among different social groups - students, parents, teachers, lawyers - is getting stronger, because many recognize in the arrests the injustice that is already knocking on their doors.

Puppet Theater Niš

19.September 2025 B. B.

The play "Duck School" was removed from the repertoire due to whistles and yellow vests

Director Marko Torlaković states that there was pressure even before the premiere, while the director of Lutkarski Milica Radulović claims that the only reason for the cancellation is that the play is intended for the evening stage.

In Serbia, more and more violence, police brutality and trampling on the rule of law are seen every day.

Death threats

19.September 2025 B. B.

"It is unthinkable that a member of the ruling party talks about the murder of a student on television"

"The member of the ruling party who spoke on television about the murder of a student should be immediately suspended, and I don't understand how he was not already suspended from his party after such a statement," said Sandro Gozzi, a member of the European Parliament.

Protests

17.September 2025 Ivica Petrovic / DW

Vučić was left with only repression

September did not bring the expected wave of protests, but the repression of the regime shows that the energy of the rebellion is not extinguished. The use of prohibited substances and the connection with crime reveal the depth of the crisis of the authorities

Student protests

16.September 2025 B. B.

The student of Novi Sad FTN has been on hunger strike for the sixth day

Bogdan Jovičić, a student at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, has been in detention for a month, and his detention has been extended for another 30 days.

Comment

16.September 2025 Jovana Gligorijevic

Normal People and Police Brutality: Staying Whole, in Spite of It

This regime is falling because people have stood up who have a clear political stance, clearly distinguish between justice and injustice, but are not organized activists or politically engaged. The regime knows that they are the biggest threat to the survival of the corrupt system because they are the majority in this society. That is why we must protect them at all costs

Political arrests

16.September 2025 RV

The authorities have arrested at least 920 people since the fall of the canopy

At least 920 people have been detained since November 1, 2024, the Let Them All Initiative announced

Regime repression

14.September 2025 B. B.

New threats to Dink Gruhonjić: "Greetings from Ratko Mladić"

"We call, first of all, on the president of the state, but also on other public office holders, to publicly condemn the negative campaigns and harassment carried out by the tabloids against people," ANEM said.

Comment

11.September 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Jovo Bakić upside down: They chase the people in the streets

"We will chase them through the streets," prophesied Jovo Bakić, and many believed him to be right. Now the reverse is happening - the progressive Sturmabteilung is thrashing the people in the streets, houses and bars. And our bazaar abhors "all violence" for the most part

New issue of Vremena

11.September 2025 NR

The cordon beats in the street, and the phalanx "in the houses"

No police officer has been disciplined. Not a single beater of the regime was detained. And their victims are more and more, writes "Vreme" in the new issue

Regime repression

04.September 2025 B. B.

The prosecutor suspects the veteran who was beaten by the thugs

The beaten veteran's mobile phone was taken away for allegedly causing panic and disorder, so even though he was an obvious victim of masked men, he also became a potential suspect for the commission of a criminal act.

History teaches us

28.August 2025 Nebojsa Jovanovic

Regression of Serbia

Serbia was among the first in Europe, even two hundred years ago, to live according to civil laws. Today, their values are ignored, the institutions that implement them are stifled, and supporters of such an order are persecuted.

Overview of the week

22.August 2025 Philip Schwarm

Bloody Sunday and its consequences

The girls and boys – the victims of Bloody Sunday – have finally caught the attention of Europe. And in the country, a good part of the progressive electorate is no longer wondering whether there will be pensions and salaries if Vučić leaves power, but whether he will receive them if he stays.

Political crisis

22.August 2025 Nedim Sejdinovic

SNS without a strategy: Vučić acts like a fly without a head

Progressives have ruled for years by promoting omnipotence and intimidation. Now, when the fear has healed to a good extent, they are confused and disoriented, so Aleksandar Vučić is trying to reproduce the fear by using sheer force. There is no strategy, it is a daily reaction to the rebellion in society that is getting out of their control

A group of young people in fluorescent vests beat drums

Otpor and blockaders

20.August 2025 Andrei Ivanji

Pendrecom against students: It's over!

The government that starts beating and arresting students is finished. It is interesting that Vučić and Dacić do not realize that their history is repeating itself. In the 1990s, Otpor blew them away. It will soon be a quarter of a century since the Fifth of October