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Serbia: Student alleges covert surveillance by police — FrontPages.eu, October 07, 2026

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A woman in Arilje reports being assaulted and threatened at her home by activists from the ruling party, while in Čačak, lists of citizens' personal data are allegedly being distributed from the same source. To these claims of local intimidation, student Petar Živković has added a more sophisticated one: he and his colleagues believe they are under police surveillance using the 'Japanese method' to monitor their activities. The government's European ambitions have met a quiet setback, as it was omitted from the EU's latest expansion plan. It is a detail that analysts say reflects a path currently going nowhere. Domestically, the distinction between state and party continues to blur; public officials and heads of institutions have been spotted attending partisan rallies, suggesting that for those in high office, loyalty to the party hierarchy precedes their legal obligations to the state. Away from the campaign trail, the land is too dry for the wheat. Farmers report they have neither the rain to soften the soil nor the funds to prepare for sowing. Separately, the Ministry of Defense has filed charges against a group of YouTubers who unlawfully entered a restricted section of the Batajnica Airport complex.

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