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Veran Matić: Serious repression of the authorities against the media, an offensive to stifle free speech.
On this day, 12 years ago, the Commission for the Investigation of Journalist Murders in Serbia began to take shape, officially established in February 2016. The President of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, stated that at that time there was a certain level of political will to put an end to impunity, to identify and punish the killers, but that the climate changed after 2016.

Support gathering for Palestinian journalists in front of the Government of Serbia: names of the deceased read aloud, minute of silence.
In front of the building of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, a support gathering for Palestinian journalists reporting from Gaza was held today, during which a minute of silence was observed to honor journalists who died in the Israeli bombardment. The attendees read the names of their fallen colleagues.

European Federation of Journalists: Hold those responsible for threats against journalist Dinko Gruhonjić accountable.
The European Federation of Journalists condemned today the new death threats received by journalist and university professor from Novi Sad, Dinko Gruhonjić, and his family, calling for those responsible to be prosecuted.

It is by no means naive to fall asleep as a journalist and wake up as a terrorist on the list of the Russian security service.
The statement from Russian intelligence has triggered a series of threats against our portal, jeopardized our security, and posed an equally significant danger to journalists from all the media outlets listed in the document released by the Russians, writes the editor-in-chief of IN media for Cenzolovka.

MFRR: Serbia ranks first in Europe in terms of violations of media freedom.
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform has today published a report on the state of media freedoms in Europe for the period from January to June 2025, in which Serbia ranked first in terms of the number of recorded violations of media freedoms.

The municipality of Bujanovac has annulled the media competition and announced a new one, with a deadline of October 3rd.
The Municipality of Bujanovac annulled the competition for project co-financing of media content previously announced this year on September 12 and made a decision to announce a new competition.

Veran Matić: Attacks on Dinko Gruhonjić are multiplying alongside the rhetoric of the authorities and tabloids.
The Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, stated to Danas that the data on threats and attacks against journalists in Serbia this year are shocking international organizations and journalist associations.

IFJ: The number of journalists killed in Gaza has risen to 244.
Since October 7, 2023, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including at least 244 journalists and media workers, representing a mortality rate of over ten percent – dramatically higher than in any other profession, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

BIRN grants for investigative stories
Journalists reporting from EU member states and candidate countries for EU membership are invited to apply for grants for the production of investigative stories that illuminate key social, political, and economic issues.
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