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Serbia Commissioner for Protection of Equality (Poverenik za zaštitu ravnopravnosti) 2018 Serbia / Equality body/Commissioner for Protecion of Equality/07-00-583/2018-02 Migrant status Refugees & asylum seekers An NGO (Asylum Protection Centre) filed a complaint against telecommunication company who refused to conclude a postpaid service contract with a person from Iraq who was granted a refugees status in Serbia. The company stated that this contract cannot be concluded because the Iraqi national in question could not have presented his national passport but only an identification document for refugees that was issued by Serbian authorities. View more
Serbia Court of Appeal in Belgrade I 2017 Serbia / National Court/Court of Appeal in Belgrade/ Kž 841/17 Religion Muslims A group of 11 people cheered at the sporting event, „Zaklaćemo ovih dana 300 muslimana (We are going to slaughter 300 Muslims these days)“. The Higher Court in Belgrade (trial court) ruled that they were guilty, in complicity, of incitement to national, racial and religious hatred. The defense attorneys as well as the Higher Public Prosecutor in Belgrade appealed against the first instance decision before the Court of Appeal in Belgrade. The defense argued that defendants cannot be guilty… View more
Serbia Commissioner for Protection of Equality (Poverenik za zaštitu ravnopravnosti) 2017 Serbia / Independent Body/Commissioner for Protecion of Equality/07-00-211/2017-02 Migrant status Refugees & asylum seekers The complaint was filed against Serbian public railway company "Srbija voz" by a non-governmental organization (Asylum Protection Center). The complainant stated that a ticket inspector at the Main Railway Station in Belgrade had refused on two occasions to allow unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan, as well as dozens of other migrants, to board the train. Even though unaccompanied minors were in possession of valid train tickets, the ticket inspector stated that they could only… View more
Serbia Press Council (Savet za štampu) 2017 Serbia/ Independent Body/Press Council Hajdrudin Šerifović v. "Pelež" Religion Muslims The newspaper “Pelež“ targeted Mr. Hajrudin Šerifović, a war veteran from Obrenovac, by criticizing his taking part in public protests against the Serbian Government. According to two articles published by “Pelež”, Mr. Šerifović was allegedly breeding unprecedented Islamic nationalism in Serbia. He was also blamed for spreading inter-ethnic and religious hatred since he requested on his Facebook account a construction of a local Muslim graveyard. View more
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