Civil Rights Defenders Strongly Condemns Detention of Serbian Activists   - Civil Rights Defenders

The President of the Serbian Assembly, Ana Brnabić, said today that the activists in Novi Sad were detained because they were planning "terrorist actions, starting a civil war and endangering the life" of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.

Civil Rights Defenders strongly condemns detention of Serbian activists   - Civil Rights Defenders

In recent months, Serbia has witnessed the biggest pro-democracy protests in the country’s history. Peaceful activists now face a third month of detention, even though there is zero evidence of them committing any crime. Civil Rights Defenders strongly condemns the move, which is a clear attempt by the Serbian government to silence dissent.   Six activists have been detained for two months now, while there is a warrant out for the arrest of six …