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Author: Veran Matić

The attacker on journalists in Novi Sad issued the most horrific threats to journalists Lazar Dinić and Ivan Bjelić from Revolt.

A group of journalists, clearly marked by their press vests, was reporting from the plaza in front of the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad when they were violently attacked by a group of assailants who had been organized and brought to the theater by the SNS.

During the protest held in Surdulica on February 14, freelance journalist Dejana Cvetković, a contributor to Vreme, Cenzolovka, Južne vesti, Tampon zona, and other media outlets, was continuously obstructed by demonstrators who prevented her from recording the event, shouting that "only she cannot film them." They threatened to confiscate and break her mobile phone, which is her essential working tool, and warned her that they would sue her if she published any footage or photographs.

Journalistic and media associations are concerned about the ongoing campaign against journalists from professional and critical media, which involves the creation and publication of lists on social media by the Center for Social Stability and the announcement of the continuation of the series "Evil Era" directed by this organization.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the latest threats received by journalists of the weekly magazine Radar through the comments section on their portal. The threat was reported to the Prosecutor's Office for High-Tech Crime by Veran Matić, President of the ANEM Board, member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and operator of the Safe Line for Journalists at 0800 100 115.

Journalistic and media associations, members of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, have filed a criminal complaint due to the endangerment of the safety of Veran Matić, a long-time journalist, president of the management board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), and representative of that association in the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG).

After the presentation of the works of the Center for Social Stability on the television channels Prva, B92, Informer, and Documentaries TV, the media campaign against Veran Matić, 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 (SRG), continues through newly established local media and social networks.

The Commission for the Investigation of Murders of Journalists supports the request for the determination of disciplinary responsibility of three active judges of the Appellate Court - Dušanka Đorđević, Marko Jocić, and Dragan Ćesarović - due to significant violations of criminal procedure in the issuance of an acquittal verdict in the case of the serious murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, as established by the ruling of the Supreme Court.