Police brutality

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19.August 2026 B. B.

Niš students: The police injured a student and denied her medical assistance

The policemen grabbed the student from behind and forced her into the vehicle, and when she asked for medical help for her injuries, she was not provided with it, according to the students.

Student protest

15.August 2026 B. B.

Big protest in Valjevo: We demand responsibility for those who raised a baton against the people

At the protest in Valjevo on the occasion of the anniversary of police brutality, students and citizens reminded the authorities that no one was responsible for that violence. The MUP announced that it detained 11 protest participants

Student protest

14.August 2026 A.M.

Student protest "Valjevo remembers": "This is the final metastasis of the government"

The protest of students in the blockade is a memory of the brutal police violence in this city that happened a year ago

Valjevo

22.July 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

Jana Aćimović Planojević for "Vreme": "My whole family is intimidated because we represent the victims of police brutality"

Lawyer Jana Aćimović Planojević and her entire family are targeted by the local Valjevo television station V5, which was entered by Informer. They have been threatening them every day since the beginning of July in a specialized show, and the main lie they publish is that this family "created a story about a dead boy from Valjevo".

POLICE BRUTALITY: Valjevo, August 14, 2025.

Support for victims of torture

26.June 2026 B. B.

Civil society organizations: No reaction from authorities to allegations of torture in Serbia

During the previous year, the amnesty institute in Serbia was applied in cases of serious criminal offenses with elements of violence, which resulted in certain proceedings ending without a judicial assessment of responsibility.

European Council

23.June 2026 B. B.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is concerned about the situation in Serbia

The political scene in Serbia is characterized by pronounced polarization and long-term tensions between the authorities, led by the country's president Aleksandar Vučić, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe believes.

Regime violence

10.June 2026 Rajna Šćepanović and Marija L. Janković

Students - the most vulnerable group in Serbia

Students tell "Vreme" how much they fear the police, and how much they fear regime beaters. Experts believe that violence against "the most threatened group in Serbia" will only intensify as the elections approach, especially attacks by criminals who cooperate with the authorities.

Valjevo file

14.May 2026. A. P.

BIRN: The police beat the protesters with fists and batons and kicked them in the head and genitals

The epilogue of police brutality in Valjevo is a man with at least 28 baton blows on his body, injured minors, a taxi driver, people who found themselves in bars and people who did not participate in the protest

Protests in Serbia

09.May 2026. KS

Nine months later: Protest in Valjevo due to police brutality

"We must not allow it to be forgotten" - said students and high school students from Valjevo announcing the protest on the occasion of nine months since the August protests and the police intervention that left a deep mark on the city

Police

21.April 2026. B. B.

In what ways does the Draft Law on Internal Affairs threaten human rights

The draft law on internal affairs may lead to a significant collapse of the protection of human rights in Serbia

Police brutality

01.April 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

Application of police coercion without warning: Who disobeyed the law at the protest in front of the Rectorate

The entry of the police into the building of the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade and the beating of bare-handed elderly people and students who protested "is a violation of all the positive norms of the Republic of Serbia", lawyer Zoran Minic told Vreme.

Beating of demonstrators in Valjevo, a man on the asphalt, a policeman with a baton raised

Protests in Serbia

13.February 2026. KS

Six months since the "blackest night" in Valjevo: Protest regarding the August police brutality

On Saturday, February 14, a protest will be held in Valjevo on the occasion of six months since police brutality against the citizens of that city. What is the plan of the meeting and what happened in Valjevo last year

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.

True patriotism

05.February 2026. Jovana Gligorijevic

America is great because of Bruce, not because of Trump

Springsteen wrote Streets of Minneapolis January 24. On that day, a film was broadcast on TV Nova S A precedent about the police brutality that happened in Valjevo on August 14 last year. Minneapolis is easily mistaken for "Valjevo, I hear your voice...", or, even more frightening, "Novi Sade, I hear your voice as you sing through the bloody fog..."

University autonomy

22.January 2026 KS

Reactions to the police raid on the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad: "Dictator's crackdown"

Police and Gendarmerie forcefully evicted students and professors from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad who blocked the building due to the dismissal of Jelena Kleut. The authorities claim that the intervention was legal. The opposition and the academic community warn of the beginning of open repression. Warnings also come from the European Union

Police brutality

21.January 2026 KS

Support for students from Novi Sad: Protests in Belgrade, Niš and Kragujevac

On the occasion of police brutality and the blockade of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, in Belgrade, Kragujevac and Niš, support rallies were held

Blockade of the Faculty of Philosophy

21.January 2026 KS

How the police beat students in Novi Sad

At the invitation of the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, the police came to the building and dispersed the crowd that blocked the Novi Sad higher education institution, using force.

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".

Intimidation

30.October 2025 IM / BB

While Vučić talks about "violence", NUNS counts attacks and buys helmets

All the activities of the NUNS in the issue of providing protective equipment to journalists are related to the actions of the police in the previous months and to what the state authorities announce and predict themselves, NUNS lawyer and researcher Rade Đurić tells "Vreme"

The building of the Faculty of Agriculture in Belgrade

Unclear case

21.October 2025 MLJ

The mystery of the student of the Faculty of Agriculture

Did the police beat and intimidate her, or not? Little is clear in the case of the student of the Faculty of Agriculture, and as new information comes to light, the whole story only gets more complicated. The mystery that has been going on for seven days comes down to the question of who to believe: the police or the students

Police brutality

20.October 2025 KS

Students in the blockade of the Agricultural University: Our colleague was beaten by the police

After a series of denials by the Ministry of the Interior and representatives of the authorities that the police did not even touch the student of the Faculty of Agriculture, her colleagues published the chronology of her arrest, beating and harassment

When he talks about the misuse of police powers, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić only mentions the case of Vujadin Savić.

Police brutality

17.October 2025 B. B.

Vučić cites the case of Vujadin Savić as a prime example of misuse of police powers

When he talks about the misuse of police powers, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić does not mention the savage beating of protesters, the threat of rape by Marko Krichak, nor the dozens of witness statements about the abuse of police powers, but the case of former Red Star footballer Vujadin Savić.

Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić

Analyze

15.October 2025 Jovana Gligorijevic

The case of the Agricultural student: The police are stupid, but dangerous

Tuesday, October 14, was marked by the news about the police torture of a student of the Faculty of Agriculture. The Ministry of Interior reacted through two stupid but terrifying statements, which only strengthened the public's belief that the girl was telling the truth

Police torture

14.October 2025 B. B.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs denies allegations of torture against a female student, students say - a shameful statement

The MUP denied the student's allegations of torture, stressing that "on the specified day, she was not in the premises of the Public Administration for the City of Belgrade and that the police officers of the Public Administration for the City of Belgrade did not act on her."

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 brutality

30.September 2025 B. B.

All charges against student Luka Mihajlović dismissed

The Prosecutor's Office dismissed the criminal complaint filed by the police against student Luka Mihajlović. He was brutally beaten by the police on June 28, and while he was in the hospital he was handcuffed to the bed for a while

Police and protests

24.September 2025 KS

Protest in Novi Sad: Almost 600 police officers on the rebellious people

The protest in Novi Sad against police brutality on September 5 was marked by police brutality, and almost 600 police officers were involved in the rally.