Urgent: End the Political Persecution of Activists from the STAV Youth Group and Members of the PSG

On Friday, March 14, activist and student Lazar Dinić was arrested in Belgrade, while in Novi Sad, members of the Free Citizens Movement (PSG) were detained: Lado Jovović, Marija Vasić, Davor Stefanović, Srđan Đurić, and Mladen Cvijetić. On March 16, the Higher Court in Novi Sad ordered a 30-day detention for these six individuals, and today, searches were carried out at the apartments of activists who are currently out of the country.
The arrests followed the release of an audio recording made by eavesdropping on a meeting attended by members of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG), as well as activists from the STAV group. According to information received from the attorney of the arrested individuals, the recording was made by the Serbian Security Information Agency (BIA), and the order was signed by the president of the Higher Court in Belgrade. The attorney did not have access to the contents of the order, he only obtained the information that it exists.