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Journalists and presenters, as well as female media workers in general, are often perceived in public more through their physical appearance than through the quality of their work. The female body is increasingly becoming a "public good," and the sexualization of female journalists is a social norm.

For the past three months, Niš TV, the newest television station in the Serbian media landscape, has been broadcasting on Telekom's cable platforms, but "illegally," meaning without the permission of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media. Telekom stated that they have temporarily "accommodated" the aforementioned channel, which has been running dirty campaigns against regime critics in a tabloid manner and violating all possible journalistic standards since its inception. This television station is predominantly owned by Alo Media System, which publishes the pro-regime tabloid Alo. The launch of Niš TV comes after local TV Belami, previously favorable to the SNS authorities, provided more media space for the opposition and protests, after which Telekom abruptly removed it from its cable offering, leaving it without funding from the local budget. Vidosav Radomirović, the owner of Belami, believes that he has angered the authorities and that they want to destroy him. However, he does not agree that Belami was ever a regime media outlet and refers to Niš TV as the "Ćaci television."

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia expresses concern regarding the actions of the police and the prosecutor's office towards the editor-in-chief of the YouTube channel "Slavija info," Ljubomir Stefanović, who was taken by police officers to the Voždovac Police Station after he posted on his account on the social network X, where he was subjected to a detention measure of up to 48 hours.

Statement by Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Paul Soete, Ozlem Yildirim, and Christian Moos, Presidency of the Group on Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law of the EESC

These words mark the beginning of an open letter from our editor Maria Popović, one of the founders of the Center for Growth and Development, addressed to domestic, regional, and European organizations dealing with media freedoms, human rights, and support for civil society. This is not an appeal for one-time assistance. This is a cry for the right to work, dignity, and survival.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the brutal threats directed at journalists and employees of television N1 following their reporting on incidents in Novi Pazar. N1 has received four new messages calling for their murder, execution, and extermination of their families. These messages contain open and extremely violent threats that far exceed hate speech and directly endanger the safety of journalists.

Updated data from the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the actions of this body in cases of attacks on journalists.

The President of the country accuses independent and non-compliant media of terrorism, treason, and foreign mercenarism, thereby creating a basis for a "legitimate" reckoning with them. The authorities hope to achieve complete control over the media space in which they already have dominance. The obscuring of the informational horizon is becoming increasingly certain.

The response from the Board for Culture and Information to the Independent Association of Journalists (UNS) stating that the list of candidates for members of the REM Council has been determined and that a reconsideration would not be legally grounded or purposeful is concerningly incorrect. UNS stated in its response to the Board and urged it to rectify the irregularities and act in accordance with the law, rather than knowingly violating it.