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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Bratu, made a statement on the social network X regarding the serious threat received by journalist Vuk Cvijić from the weekly Radar. He emphasized that all reported cases of threats and attacks on journalists must be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted.

Vuk Cvijić, a journalist for the weekly magazine Radar, received a call yesterday afternoon from an unknown number abroad, which included a threatening warning regarding an article published today in that magazine. Cvijić told N1 that the threat directed at him comes from criminal circles that have the support of this government.

The Prosecutor of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Branko Stamenković, stated that there has been a drastic increase in the number of reported attacks on journalists this year. The President of ANEM, Veran Matić, emphasizes the issues with police behavior, as they have not responded to more than half of the requests from the prosecutor's office.

The prosecutor of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Branko Stamenković, stated that since the beginning of 2025, a total of 117 cases have been reported to all prosecutorial offices in Serbia regarding threats to journalists' safety, noting that the number of reported cases of physical attacks is four times higher compared to the same period last year.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) has filed a complaint with the Internal Control Sector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia against police officers who did not adequately respond to the attack on N1 journalist Maja Nikolić and our cameraman Ivan Pavlović, which occurred on November 20 in front of the so-called Ćacilend.

We want to demonstrate that we, as legitimate candidates, possess the willingness, responsibility, and openness to find solutions, and that such an approach is essential for concluding the selection process of the REM Council in a manner that contributes to democracy, pluralism, and the rule of law, it is stated in the letter from Muhedin Fijuljanin and Ljumturije Ameti.

The OSCE Mission in Serbia awarded the Personality of the Year 2025 to Amela Bajrović, the editor-in-chief of the portal Free Media from Novi Pazar, at a ceremony held today in Belgrade.

Zorana Bojičić was elected on Friday as the new director of Radio Belgrade, and Nebojša Nikolić as the editor-in-chief of the First Program of this radio station, UNS has learned.

Due to a series of insults and offensive remarks made by BIRN journalist Radmila Marković, the professional service of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media has proposed initiating proceedings against TV Informer.