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When people from Europe hear from Serbian journalists about what is happening to them, how armed individuals are breaking into the editorial office or non-governmental organization, searching the premises for over 20 hours – they are in shock. Even the terrifying numbers do not convey how frightening this pressure is in the daily lives of journalists, says Maja Sever, President of the European Federation of Journalists.

Journalist Marija Šehić was unjustly dismissed yesterday from TV Euronews Serbia, owned by Telekom Srbija. This termination is a form of retaliation for opposing the violation of professional standards, pressures, and harassment of journalists at this media outlet since Minja Miletić, the regional director, and Dragana Pejović, the editor-in-chief, took over leadership positions, announced the Coalition for Media Freedom.

As further evidence that the security situation for professional journalists is not improving but is instead drastically worsening or, at the very least, stagnating for years, we reiterate a two-year-old text about the continuous attacks on Brankica Stanković. The Association of Independent Electronic Media once again condemns the insults and attacks from the stands during sporting events directed at Brankica and urges the relevant authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible.

Written by: Veran Matić

The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has today submitted a complaint to the Parliamentary Committee for Culture and Information regarding the actions of this committee in the process of determining the list of candidates for members of the REM Council.

Are the amendments and supplements to the media laws really in accordance with the recommendations of the European Commission and the Media Strategy? What are all the contentious points of these amendments and supplements? And how long is the list of missed opportunities? What kind of media situation awaits us? And what does the European Union (not) say about all of this?

The film "Beating in the Name of the People" by Jelena Zorić and Nemanja Babić, produced by BIRN

Author: Veran Matić

On this day, 24 years ago, Milan Pantić, a correspondent for Večernje Novosti from Jagodina, was murdered, and no one has been held accountable for his death. Today, a memorial was held in Jagodina, and wreaths were laid in front of his bust and at the entrance of the building where he was killed. An award for journalistic courage was also presented to Ruža Helać, the editor of the documentary TV series "Green Patrol at Work." The impunity for murders and attacks on journalists once again raises the issue of the status and safety of journalists and the right to free information. Veran Matić, the president of the Commission for the Investigation of Murders of Journalists, stated during his guest appearance on the program 3D that it is very important to hold commemorations and that journalists must not be forgotten.

"Let us not mock honor and courage and then be surprised that traitors walk among us." - C. S. Lewis

"The bread that Milan Pantić was holding in his hand when he was killed is now bloodied on the table of those who ordered the crime and those who carried it out," said Živojin Rakočević, the president of the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS), in Jagodina during the commemoration of the 24th anniversary of journalist Milan Pantić's murder.