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Attacks on media professionals reflect the general climate of polarization in Serbia and the high tensions caused by anti-government protests. The fact that only two attacks last year resulted in convictions is shocking. We have not seen such coordinated bot attacks in Europe before.

After he was identified by journalists, the police had been searching for him until a few days ago. The attacker on the N1 team, Vladan Sretenović, is now in custody due to the risk of reoffending and potential flight. Now that the first step has been taken, what could be the outcome of this case?

The Coalition for Media Freedom demands that the authorities urgently halt the intimidating and ominous media campaign being waged against Veran Matić, the Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG), which seriously jeopardizes his safety. 

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the continuation of the organized campaign to discredit Veran Matić, which, following the broadcast of content by the Center for Social Stability titled "Evil Era 2" on national frequency television, is now intensifying through statements from the same organization and the coordinated dissemination of accusations in newly established local portals linked to the actors of this campaign.

The Appellate Court in Belgrade has upheld the ruling that dismissed the lawsuit filed against KRIK by police officer Duško Mirković, who is accused of being a member of the drug lord Darko Šarić's group. Mirković filed the lawsuit claiming that the KRIK journalists violated his honor and reputation by mentioning him in a single sentence in their article.

The police have located and detained V. S. for 48 hours due to an attack on the N1 team near the so-called Ćacilend, during which the suspect broke a camera and tripod. The prosecution has requested that the suspect be placed in custody.

The competitions for project co-funding of media content for the year 2026 were announced today by Novi Pazar and Petrovac na Mlavi, although the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications has not yet published the final list of candidates for the members of the project evaluation committees.

Radio-Television of Vojvodina (RTV) has announced the names of candidates who applied for the positions of program director and chief editors of the provincial public service, announced on December 22 of last year.