Victim data

Title: Attack on activists of "Kreni-promeni" initiative in Vranje
Case data : "Kreni-promeni" initiative announced on its Facebook page that its activists were physically attacked in Vranje on March 15, 2022, during a rally organized to welcome President Aleksandar Vučić. They stated that their stand was removed due to the reception of the president and that they went to the rally with the banners "Serbia is not for sale" and "Stop Rio Tinto". As they claim, some of the participants supported them, and at one point they were attacked by thugs who broke the phone they used to record the event.
Victim: Association "Kreni-promeni"
Age:
Permanint residence: Beograd
Association:
Area of activity: Ecology
Type of group: NGO
A person who suffers: Person who is Targeted for Repression/Pressure/Attack

INCIDENT DATA

Incident: "Kreni-promeni" initiative announced on its Facebook page that its activists were physically attacked in Vranje on March 15, 2022, during a rally organized to welcome President Aleksandar Vučić. They stated that their stand was removed due to the reception of the president and that they went to the rally with the banners "Serbia is not for sale" and "Stop Rio Tinto". As they claim, some of the participants supported them, and at one point they were attacked by thugs who broke the phone they used to record the event.
Incident date: 2022-03-15
Incident place: Vranje
Continuity of attacks / pressures: Individual

Attack data

Attacker data: Private IndividualUnknown
Electronic attacks:
Physical assault (possession): Property Damage
Physical assault on a person: Physical Assault (Beatings, Violence, Injuries)
Type of attack: Directly (Attack on the Targeted Person)
Threats of violence:
Legal actions:
Type of endangered right: Restriction to Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of Assembly

Triggers / causes for attack

Broader context that causes threats: Ecology
Protection measures have been taken: Domestic General Public informed
Measures taken and result:
Links Parole “Srbija nije na prodaju”, “Srbija nije kolonija” i “Stop Rio Tinto” na Vučićevom mitingu.
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