Announcements

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, members of the media section of the Permanent Working Group on the Safety of Journalists (SRG) are raising awareness about the large number of unresolved cases of attacks and threats against journalists in Serbia. Media associations are calling for a reexamination of unresolved cases, accountability of police and judicial authorities, and more effective action from institutions, with the message that journalists must not be subjected to violence, threats, and intimidation for performing their work.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) condemns the open pressure from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade on the editorial team of the News Program of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) and demands an end to the persecution of journalists and activists.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) reported to the High-Tech Crime Prosecutor's Office (VTK) a threat directed at N1 television journalist Mladen Savatović on the social network X.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) demands an urgent response from the competent prosecutor's office and police due to death threats and violence directed at the editorial team of Južne vesti in online comments below several articles. The threats follow a pattern in which independent journalists such as those at Južne vesti are labeled as "traitors," while one comment wishes for them to meet the fate of those who perished in the collapse of a canopy in Novi Sad. 

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the physical intervention and attack by the police on journalist Veselin Petrović from the portal Lutajući reporter and Palilula info, who was reporting last night from an event in front of the Pink television building when a group of citizens attempted to enter. Petrović clearly and repeatedly indicated that he was a journalist, displaying his press credentials prominently, yet the police officer continued to use physical force despite this. Pink television has come under fire from dissatisfied citizens following the entry into the premises of TV Informer, due to the systematic and ongoing violence and hate speech that these two media outlets have perpetrated for years.

Journalistic and media organizations, members of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG), demand that the authorities urgently find and punish those responsible for attacking and obstructing journalists during the election day in Serbia, as well as at the border crossings with North Macedonia and Croatia, while they were reporting on the most significant event of public interest, namely the parliamentary elections.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the ban on the entry into Serbia of journalist Denis Mahmutović from the Croatian portal Telegram and photographer Marko Miščević, who attempted to enter the country to report on the elections but were denied entry on the grounds that they posed a security threat. We also condemn the ban on the entry of the journalistic team from the television station ALSAT from North Macedonia – editor Adrian Kerimi, journalist Zekirija Haxhiu, and cameraman Besim Shkreti – who were turned back at the border crossing near Preševo under the pretext that they did not possess accreditation. The Serbian police refused to allow the ALSAT team to enter even when they were informed that accreditation was not necessary, as they did not intend to report from polling stations or from election headquarters.

The Association of Electronic Independent Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the direct threats of violence directed at the editorial team of Radar in relation to the article "Election Trap in Serbia" by Jelena Petković, which discusses the activities of the Russian propaganda group Ribar, whose founder was recently expelled from Montenegro and had previously resided in Belgrade and Banja Luka.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the direct threats of violence directed at the editorial team of Radar in response to the article "Election Bait in Serbia" by Jelena Petković, which addresses the activities of the Russian propaganda group Ribar, whose founder was recently expelled from Montenegro and previously resided in Belgrade and Banja Luka.