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We are concerned about the violent nature of the threats, which seriously endanger journalists. We are particularly worried that the threats appear to be directly related to their work as journalists and their critical views on government policies, as stated in the report by Irene Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and Gina Romero, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Media Institution Radio-Television of Serbia, another application was opened for the competition for the appointment of the General Director of RTS. As announced, a total of six candidates met the competition requirements.

A journalist, Luka Pešić, who was filming in front of the fenced area of Pionirski Park in Belgrade, was approached by an unknown individual who demanded that he stop recording, stating that "they will find them all by name and surname and will learn everything about him, and there will be some consequences."

The media group owned by Radoica Milosavljević received 133 million dinars, or more than 1.1 million euros, from the state budget in the project co-financing competitions for media content in 2025, which is nearly one-twelfth of the total funds allocated in all competitions in Serbia.

The latest research by BIRN titled “Analysis of Advertising Practices in the Media: Money Flows, Lack of Criteria, and (Non)Compliance with Ethical Standards” explores the mechanisms through which public and commercial money flows into the media sector.

On Monday, January 26, during the meeting of the Board of Directors of Radio-Television of Serbia, another application for the competition for the general director of the public service will be opened, which arrived by mail the day after the other applications were opened at the public session.

At the First Basic Court in Belgrade, a preparatory hearing was held for the second time, attended today by Dorotea Čarnić and Sandra Gucijan, former editors of the Chronicle and Weekend sections of the newspaper "Politika," who were dismissed on May 20 of last year.

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications has rejected the proposal from the boards of directors of Radio Television of Serbia and Radio Television of Vojvodina to adjust the fee for public media services in line with inflation, which, according to the unions, could further jeopardize the financial stability of RTV and the position of its employees.

The Municipality of Žagubica today announced the decision to appoint a commission that will evaluate the projects submitted for the competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026, although it is still not possible for anyone to apply for any commission for the current year.