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Fourteen civil society organizations, journalistic associations, and independent media outlets have sent an open letter to META regarding the recent suspensions and deletions of Instagram accounts belonging to independent media and civil society organizations in Serbia, as well as other similar attacks on media accounts that preceded and followed these actions.

Journalistic and media associations are requesting the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications to immediately publish the biographies of all candidates for members of the commissions for media competitions listed on the published preliminary list, in order to make the process of project co-financing for media content and the distribution of the budget amounting to over 15 million euros in 2026 more transparent.

More than six months ago, in front of numerous witnesses, during the course of journalistic work and reporting on a fire in front of the Meteris landfill near Vranje, the director of JKP "Komrad," Zoran Dimitrijević, physically attacked journalist Jelena Stojković from Večernje novosti by grabbing her arm and seizing her mobile phone with which she was recording the event. Visible bruises were noted in the medical report. The attack on the journalist was reported to the competent prosecutor's office. The public nature of the event and the presence of numerous witnesses constituted grounds for the urgent and efficient conduct of investigative actions and the filing of charges.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the misuse of the image and name of journalist and editor of Insider, Brankica Stanković, in online fraud and demands that the relevant authorities urgently investigate this case and take all necessary actions to remove the disputed content from the internet.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the excessive use of force at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad against journalists, professors, and students who gathered in protest against the dismissal of media department professor Jelena Kleut.

Journalist Igor Velić from Bor, a columnist and contributor to several media outlets, received multiple death threats on social media platforms Facebook and X, which were reported to the Prosecutor's Office for High-Tech Crime by Veran Matić, President of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and an operator on the Safe Line for Journalists 0800 100 115.

The threats and harassment against freelance journalist and photo reporter Marko Dragoslavić have continued in recent days after he reported death threats and being followed by an unknown individual for the first time.

An email was received yesterday at the addresses of several editorial offices from the address meta.saradnici@proton.me, in which "responsibility" is taken for the shutdown of the Instagram accounts of certain media, organizations, and individuals.

A new wave of so-called "bot attacks" on Instagram accounts of independent media, characterized by a sudden and unusual influx of followers, has resulted in the temporary suspension of the account for the portal Nova.rs and the secret termination of the Radar account. This was reported to the Prosecutor's Office for High-Tech Crime by Veran Matić, the president of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and an operator on the Safe Line for Journalists at 0800 100 115.