Announcements

A main hearing was held at the First Basic Court in Belgrade in the case of the physical attack on the news team of television N1, which occurred in front of the National Assembly of Serbia in November 2025, while the so-called Ćacilend, an illegal paramilitary settlement, stretched from Pioneer Park to King Alexander Boulevard and between the national parliament, the Presidency, and the City Assembly of Belgrade.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the actions of police officers who today violently prevented Zrenjanin's KTV from reporting on the pre-election gathering of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). KTV host Nemanja Šarović, who is also the president of the political movement "Love, Faith, Hope," cameraman and editor-in-chief Danijel Radić, and assistant Milorad Malešev attempted to reach the center of Zrenjanin, where a public support rally for the United Serbia list and its leader Aleksandar Vučić was taking place.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the physical attack on Zoomer portal correspondent Alek Nikolić, who was struck in the head with a solid object while reporting from gatherings around the stands of supporters of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and the Student List in Niš.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the new threats of rape, misogynistic insults, and national-based offenses directed at journalist Kristina Demeter Filipčev from Bečej Mosaic via social media.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) warns that journalist Kristina Demeter Filipčev from Bečejski Mozaik was prevented from covering the visit of the leader of the electoral list "United Serbia," Aleksandar Vučić, in Bačko Gradište, while other journalistic teams were granted access. Two police officers blocked Demeter Filipčev, preventing her from filming and reporting on Vučić's visit to the dairy farm. A man who did not identify himself or present credentials physically obstructed her passage and told her to move away. Demeter Filipčev was only able to observe the event from a distance of about 20 meters. The police officers continuously hindered the Bečejski Mozaik journalist from performing her duties.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), together with the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS), calls on municipal electoral commissions (OIK) to enable independent media and all media workers to report on the work of the commissions and the electoral process. ANEM and NUNS remind that, according to the applicable law, municipal electoral commissions (OIK) are obligated to ensure that their sessions are public and transparent, without discrimination against reporters and the media they represent. However, to enter and observe the work at polling stations, it is necessary to obtain permission from the electoral board, and journalists are not allowed to violate the secrecy of voting, record voter lists, or photograph citizens behind the voting screens.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) warns of a serious abuse of personal data and political profiling of citizens in Čačak, including fellow journalists, after a list titled "Blockers Verification - Čačak" surfaced in the public domain. The list, which is being widely circulated among the citizens of Čačak and beyond, contains information about alleged "capillary votes" and citizens who are marked on this list as "blockers." The list includes the names of voters, date of birth, phone number, address, polling place, VDV status, and indicates whether it pertains to a secure vote, a party member, or those who are opposed. ANEM demands urgent action from the relevant authorities due to violations of several laws and the endangerment of journalists' safety.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) has submitted a report to the competent Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Bečej regarding an attack on a journalist from Bečej Mosaic, during which her phone was seized by a supporter of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Journalist Kristina Demeter Filipčev was reporting from a gathering of SNS supporters in Bečej who were organized by bus to travel to Belgrade for a rally in support of Aleksandar Vučić and the United Serbia list. The journalist was visibly displaying her press credentials when a man approached her and seized her phone, stating, "You can't film me." He demanded that she delete the recordings she had made and then placed the phone in a tree. After she retrieved the phone from the tree with the help of a police officer, there was a second attempt to seize the phone, which was prevented by the police officer present, but the assailant was not detained.