{"id":5491,"date":"2026-06-25T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:59:30","slug":"apel-medjunarodnim-institucijama-i-akterima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/apel-medjunarodnim-institucijama-i-akterima\/","title":{"rendered":"Apel me\u0111unarodnim institucijama i akterima"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MASA (Mre\u017ea akademske solidarnosti i anga\u017eovanja u Srbiji) je ju\u010de uputila hitan apel ve\u0107em broju me\u0111unarodnih institucija i mehanizama (kompletan spisak i tekst pisma mo\u017eete videti u nastavku) povodom pretnji krivi\u010dnim gonjenjem usmerenih protiv pripadnika akademske zajednice, novinara i stru\u010dnjaka, ali i kontinuiranog napada na akademsku zajednicu u Srbiji.<\/span><\/p>\n

Povod je niz najava istraga i mogu\u0107ih krivi\u010dnih postupaka protiv osoba koje su javno govorile o doga\u0111ajima od 15. marta 2025. godine u Beogradu i o navodnoj upotrebi zvu\u010dnog oru\u017eja protiv mirnih demonstranata. U apelu ukazujemo na to da se \u010dlanovima akademske i stru\u010dne zajednice preti gonjenjem ne zbog protivpravnog pona\u0161anja, ve\u0107 zbog izno\u0161enja stru\u010dnih mi\u0161ljenja, analiza i u\u010de\u0161\u0107a u javnoj raspravi.<\/p>\n

U apelu nagla\u0161avamo i da se ovo de\u0161ava u kontekstu kontinuiranog i dugotrajnog pritiska na dr\u017eavne univerzitete, studente, profesore i istra\u017eiva\u010de \u2014 politi\u010dkih napada, javne stigmatizacije, administrativnog pritiska i poku\u0161aja podrivanja autonomije. <\/p>\n

Od nadle\u017enih me\u0111unarodnih tela tra\u017eili smo da pozovu srpske vlasti da odustanu od svakog oblika kriminalizacije profesionalnog, akademskog, novinarskog i gra\u0111anskog anga\u017emana, kao i da razmotre slanje nezavisnih posmatra\u010da i zatra\u017ee informacije o pravnom osnovu najavljenih istraga.<\/p>\n

Attn:
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
European Commissioner for Enlargement<\/p>\n

European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education
European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights<\/p>\n

Scholars at Risk
European University Association
International Association of Universities<\/p>\n

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Subject: Urgent Appeal Concerning Threats of Criminal Prosecution Against Members of the Academic Community and Other Public Voices in Serbia<\/strong><\/p>\n

We, members of the Academic Solidarity and Engagement Network in Serbia (MASA), address you with deep concern regarding recent developments in Serbia that pose a serious threat to academic freedom, freedom of expression, and the basic human rights.<\/i><\/p>\n

In recent days, representatives of the Serbian prosecution service have publicly announced investigations and potential criminal proceedings against individuals who have spoken publicly about the events of 15 March 2025 in Belgrade and the alleged use of a sonic weapon against peaceful demonstrators. These announcements have already been accompanied by searches, interrogations, and public targeting of experts, journalists, civil society representatives, and analysts who have contributed to public discussion of the incident \u2013 many of whom personally witnessed 15 March event.<\/i><\/p>\n

Of particular concern is the fact that members of the academic and expert community are being threatened with prosecution not for unlawful conduct, but for expressing professional opinions, presenting analyses, conducting research, interpreting publicly available evidence, and participating in public debate on a matter of exceptional public importance.<\/i><\/p>\n

This represents a dangerous escalation. The issue at stake is no longer merely the investigation of the events of 15 March. The issue is whether scholars, researchers, university professors, independent experts, journalists, and civil society actors may freely speak without fear of criminal sanctions. The threat of criminal prosecution creates a chilling effect that extends far beyond the individuals currently targeted. It sends a message to the entire academic community that professional expertise may become grounds for state retaliation.<\/i><\/p>\n

These developments occur in a broader context of sustained pressure on public universities, students, professors, and researchers in Serbia. Over recent months, academic institutions have faced political attacks, public stigmatization, administrative pressure, and attempts to undermine their autonomy, with several professors losing their jobs solely because of their support for the student movement in Serbia. Police even raided university offices in some instances.<\/i><\/p>\n

The latest public threats against public universities by Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, who stated that he would carry out the reform of higher education even „if that becomes their first reason to face a firing squad once they win the elections, if they win,“ represent just a culmination of these trends. A few months earlier, Serbia’s Minister of Public Investment, Darko Gli\u0161i\u0107, appealed to the parents of high school graduates not to enroll their children in faculties that supported the student movement, warning that otherwise they might see their children returned to them in coffins. This was followed by a statement from another minister, Boris Bratina, who said that police even have the right to kill students if necessary.<\/i><\/p>\n

We therefore call upon relevant international institutions and mechanisms to call upon Serbian authorities to refrain from any form of criminalization of professional, academic, journalistic, or civic engagement as well as consider sending independent observers and requesting detailed information about the legal basis for the announced investigations and prosecutions.<\/i><\/p>\n

We urge your immediate attention to this matter.<\/i><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/i><\/p>\n

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MASA (Mre\u017ea akademske solidarnosti i anga\u017eovanja u Srbiji) je ju\u010de uputila hitan apel ve\u0107em broju me\u0111unarodnih institucija i mehanizama (kompletan spisak i tekst pisma mo\u017eete videti u nastavku) povodom pretnji krivi\u010dnim gonjenjem usmerenih protiv pripadnika akademske zajednice, novinara i stru\u010dnjaka, ali i kontinuiranog napada na akademsku zajednicu u Srbiji. Povod je niz najava istraga i mogu\u0107ih […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5495,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions\/5495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akademska-masa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}