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Some restrictions of religious freedom in Serbia |
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October 27, 2009  The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the law places limits on religious practice by discriminating among religious groups and denies some groups legal status, reads the US State Department Religious Freedom Report. There is no state religion, but the majority Serbian Orthodox Church and other "traditional" religious communities receive some preferential consideration. The Government's respect for religious freedom remained problematic because of the religion law. Police investigations of acts of hate speech and vandalism tended to be slow and inconclusive. Some officials made public, negative statements against minority religious groups. There were fewer reports of societal abuse or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice, the report underlines.
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