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The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned the recent statement made by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, against the President of ANEM and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, describing it as an alarming attack. IPI has urged the highest authorities in Serbia to "refrain from undemocratic attacks on the media community."

The image of my house burning best shatters their narrative; this is what their visits to dissenters look like, says Milan Jovanović, a journalist for Žig Infa, when asked how he feels upon hearing government representatives claim that their supporters have never gone to the homes of political dissenters.

The process of selecting the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media has been ongoing since November of last year. On July 9, the Association of Journalists of Serbia submitted comments to the parliamentary Committee for Culture and Information regarding the proposed members of the Council, stating that six candidates do not meet the requirements. The parliamentary committee responded that the list has already been established and that there is no point in reconsideration. Saša Mirković from the Association of Independent Electronic Media stated that at the committee meeting, an agreement was reached on seven categories, but that there are irreconcilable differences concerning the remaining two.

Leskovac's Jugpress and Nova Naša Reč are illustrative examples of how local media and journalists, whose primary interest is the public good, are trying to survive with limited resources, facing various pressures and threats along the way.

“There's no place for intimidation in democracy,” emphasized the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a message of solidarity, responding to the attacks and threats to the safety of Veran Matić, the president of the Association of Independent Media (ANEM), which came from the office of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the attack on the correspondent of the daily newspaper Večernje novosti, Jelena Stojković, which occurred yesterday while she was reporting on the fire at the Meteris landfill near Vranje.

President Aleksandar Vučić stated that those who have been "convicted because of Veran Matić" should have that removed from their records, and he should apologize to them. Matić views the president's statement as a green light for all those accused of attacking and murdering journalists to "contact him and settle the score." For this reason, he has requested an assessment of his security from the police.

The Coalition for Media Freedom vehemently condemns the public attack by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on Veran Matić, the president of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and one of the most prominent media professionals in Serbia.

The National Working Group for the Fight Against SLAPP expresses serious concern regarding the criminal lawsuit filed by the company "Starting," one of the main subcontractors for the construction of the Railway Station in Novi Sad, from which a canopy collapsed, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, against KRIK journalist Sofija Bogosavljev.