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Updated: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AMCards in topic: 64Issues with this topic: 37Page 6 / 11from June 29, 2026 to July 2, 2026

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July 2, 202609:15 PM
Damjan Otasevic after detention at Gazimestan
Photo: Radio Kim, published by N1 in the article on Gazimestan detainees.Image credit: Radio Kim
Politics

After Gazimestan detentions, new testimonies and the Kosovo Office response emerged

Published: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM. Updated: July 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM.

N1/Radio Kim published the accounts of Damjan Otasevic and Stefan Tatar, detained after the memorial service at Gazimestan: they allege psychological and physical pressure, a EUR 700 fine, and a three-year ban from Kosovo. Novosti/Tanjug carries a statement by Milos Terzic, deputy director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija: he says medical documentation will be used and expects a more concrete international response; the article also says 36 Serbs were detained after the June 28 memorial service.

July 1, 202604:10 PM
Zdravko Ponos outside the UKP premises
Photo: Danas, article on Zdravko Ponos being summoned to UKP.
Politics

Ponos summoned to UKP over sound-cannon claims

Published: July 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM. Updated: July 1, 2026 at 08:10 PM.

Srbija centar leader Zdravko Ponos completed an informational interview at the Criminal Police Directorate on July 1 over his posts about the alleged use of a sound cannon at the March 15, 2025 protest. Afterward he told N1 he was asked about his motives for posting, the basis for his conclusion, and communication with Aleksandar Radic; N1 also carried the Vojvodina Regional Medical Chamber's statement offering legal and institutional support to doctors if prosecutors pursue medical staff who helped citizens after March 15.

Kosovo police near Gazimestan during Vidovdan
Photo: Andrija Lazarevic/Nova.rs via N1, article on fines for Gazimestan detainees.Image credit: Andrija Lazarevic/Nova.rs
Politics

Gazimestan detainees fined 700 euros each, with deportation for some foreign nationals

Published: July 1, 2026 at 01:15 PM. Updated: July 1, 2026 at 01:15 PM.

N1 and Novosti report on July 1 that the Basic Court in Pristina found 36 people detained on June 28 at Gazimestan after Vidovdan guilty and fined each 700 euros. For people without Kosovo citizenship or documents, the reports also cite deportation and a three-year ban on entering Kosovo; according to N1, documents will be returned after the fine is paid.

Lawyer Ivan Ninic in the N1 studio
Photo: N1, article on Ivan Ninic's complaints after KRIK's Kokeza and Vidic report.
Courts and Prosecution

Lawyer Ivan Ninic says he filed two criminal complaints against Kokeza

Published: July 1, 2026 at 01:15 PM. Updated: July 1, 2026 at 04:10 PM.

N1 reports that lawyer Ivan Ninic said on July 1 that he filed two criminal complaints after KRIK's publication about Slavisa Kokeza's Sky messages and alleged threats against Nemanja Vidic. According to Ninic, one complaint was filed with the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade against Kokeza, and the other against unidentified members of the Interior Ministry's organized-crime service on suspicion of abuse of office and assistance after a criminal act.

June 30, 202609:09 PM
Composite image of Slavisa Kokeza and Nemanja Vidic
Photo: Nemanja Jovanovic/Nova.rs/N1 via N1, article on Sky messages and threats against Vidic.Image credit: Nemanja Jovanović/Nova.rs/N1
Courts and Prosecution

Vidic seeks answers after KRIK reports alleged Kokeza-linked threats

Published: June 30, 2026 at 08:10 PM. Updated: June 30, 2026 at 09:09 PM.

On June 30, N1 and Danas relay KRIK's publication of 2020 Sky messages: according to those messages, former FSS president Slavisa Kokeza allegedly sought people to intimidate and physically attack Nemanja Vidic after his public criticism of Serbian football leadership. Vidic said he was disappointed that institutions had not told him his life was threatened and asked whether he is still in danger; Vucic replied that if a crime was committed the state will deal with it, while lawyer Borivoje Borovic told Danas/N1 that he had expected a response from the organized-crime prosecutor.

June 29, 202604:20 PM
Higher Public Prosecutor's Office building in Belgrade
Photo: N1, article on the prosecution order to police over Music Week posts.
BelgradeBelgrade

Belgrade prosecution asks police to identify people behind false Music Week incident posts

Published: June 29, 2026 at 01:15 PM. Updated: June 29, 2026 at 04:10 PM.

On June 29, the High-Tech Crime Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office instructed police to collect information and identify people who posted false social-media claims about alleged incidents at Belgrade Music Week on Usce. Prosecutors point to the possible offense of causing panic and disorder; MUP and the ambulance service said they had no recorded injuries or incidents, while organizers told Danas the festival ended without events that endangered the audience or program.