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Withdrawal of the lawsuit by Predrag Koluvija against BIRN Serbia.
The Safety of Journalists at the Local Level: The Case of Sonja Kamenković
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The Safety of Journalists at the Local Level: The Case of Sonja Kamenković

October 6, 2025

"I started looking over my shoulder on the street and avoiding going out after dark. My son was six years old at the time, and it was difficult to explain to him why the police visited us every day. He would go out to play in front of our building, and I would watch him, thinking that if someone really wanted to harm us, they could do so by hurting my child. I reduced both my outings and his, limiting our life to only what was absolutely necessary. The fear grew in me and in my entire family. As time went on, it became increasingly difficult – not just for me, but for my loved ones as well."

Snježana Milivojević: RTS has returned to the same place, instead of being a pillar of democracy - a key support for autocracy.
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Snježana Milivojević: RTS has returned to the same place, instead of being a pillar of democracy - a key support for autocracy.

October 5, 2025

One of the key locations for nearly all protests and demonstrations over the last thirty years has been Radio Television of Serbia. Detested in the 1990s as the main tool of regime propaganda, in the years following the October 5 changes, it made certain staffing and programming efforts to establish trust with viewers and listeners. However, a few months ago, due to dissatisfaction with its reporting, students blocked it, an action that did not occur even during the rule of Slobodan Milošević when it was considered the "TV Bastille."

Atila Kovač elected as the new president of the Board of Directors of NDNV.
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Atila Kovač elected as the new president of the Board of Directors of NDNV.

October 4, 2025

Veteran media professional and entrepreneur Atila Kovač has been elected as the new president of the Board of Directors of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV).

Amendments to the Criminal Code: A Threat to Journalists Who May Face Imprisonment for Seeking Information
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Amendments to the Criminal Code: A Threat to Journalists Who May Face Imprisonment for Seeking Information

October 3, 2025

The announced amendments to the Criminal Code are aimed at suppressing protests and an attempt to preserve the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in power, as well as an attempt to prevent journalists from investigating crime and corruption, assess KRIK's interlocutors. Investigative journalists are particularly threatened by the changes related to the recording of conversations, as well as the introduction of a new criminal offense for revealing information, points out attorney Kruna Savović.

EFJ/IFJ and media organizations in Serbia warn of a new coordinated defamation campaign.
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EFJ/IFJ and media organizations in Serbia warn of a new coordinated defamation campaign.

October 3, 2025

On September 30, 2025, at least four journalists in Serbia were targeted by anonymous printed leaflets that were distributed in private mailboxes and public places in Belgrade and other cities. Given the increasing number of reported cases across the country, there are suspicions that this coordinated defamation campaign is of significant scale. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), along with their member organizations in Serbia (GS KUM Nezavisnost, NUNS, UNS, and SINOS), are calling on the authorities to urgently and thoroughly investigate these threats, identify, apprehend, and sanction the perpetrators.

RTS announced a competition for the position of Director and Editor-in-Chief of Radio Belgrade.
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RTS announced a competition for the position of Director and Editor-in-Chief of Radio Belgrade.

October 3, 2025

Radio Television of Serbia has announced a competition for the appointment of the Director and Chief Editor of the First Program of Radio Belgrade, both positions for a term of four years.

The OSCE presented different arguments regarding the candidates for the REM Council than those put forward by the authorities.
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The OSCE presented different arguments regarding the candidates for the REM Council than those put forward by the authorities.

October 3, 2025

The expert analysis by the OSCE largely aligns with what representatives of civil society asserted during discussions with the ruling majority before leaving the previous meeting of the parliamentary committee, where candidates for the REM Council were discussed.

Expired legal deadlines regarding public services.
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Expired legal deadlines regarding public services.

October 3, 2025

Radio Television of Serbia and Radio Television of Vojvodina will most likely not receive new Programming Councils within the legal timeframe, and consequently, neither will they have Commissioners for the protection of the rights of listeners, viewers, and readers, as stipulated by the latest Law on Public Media Services.