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The Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Information adopted the candidacies of Ištvan Bodžoni and Sreten Jovanović for members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) from the ranks of national minorities at today’s session.

Due to the statement of a nine-year-old boy from the protest in Novi Sad, broadcasted on TV N1, a campaign was launched by all pro-regime media, while politicians in power took turns condemning the situation, similar to the reactions following the child's statement about students in the program "Important Issues" on RTS. The lawsuit against N1 has also reached regulators in Luxembourg, but ALIA concluded that N1's reporting did not violate the child's dignity, stating that "nothing in the content humiliates the child," and that he was "allowed to express himself with the consent of his parents."

The latest BIRN report on the violation of digital rights of citizens in Serbia shows that there were 10 percent more cases recorded last year, which is interpreted as a consequence of a more repressive system of government.

In light of the increasingly frequent attacks, threats, and pressures faced by journalists and other media workers, both at the local level and across the entire country, the Media and Reform Center Niš has developed a special handbook to assist colleagues in identifying the issues that arise during their journalistic work and to point out whom they can contact to protect their rights.

The Integrity Network calls on the relevant institutions in Serbia to immediately cease practices that represent unacceptable pressure on journalists and threaten media freedom, following the summons of Uglješa Bokić, a journalist for the Danas newspaper, to a police interrogation with a demand to disclose his source of information and a threat of forced appearance if he does not comply. The reason for this is Bokić's article published on the Danas portal in April 2025 concerning the police's actions in a specific criminal case of public interest.

The Municipality of Žagubica is the first administration body to announce a competition for project co-financing of media content for the year 2026. The deadline for project applications is January 12, as well as for candidates for committee members.

According to the data from the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, in 2025, there were four times more physical attacks on journalists than in 2024. Verbal attacks are almost a daily occurrence. How can one protect themselves when the repressive regime has no intention of safeguarding those who criticize it?

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) today awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to journalist, analyst, and publicist Branislav Gulan, as well as to journalist and President of the Managing Board of ANEM, Veran Matić.