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After Ljubomir Stefanović, the editor of the YouTube channel Slavija Info, posted a question on the social network X: "Is this true and possible?" as a comment on the alleged act by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, pardoning himself and his family members in case any criminal offense is committed up until the date the act was drafted, the police searched Stefanović's apartment, confiscated two mobile phones, and took him to the police station, where he was placed in detention for a duration of 48 hours.

For the fourth time, a round table titled "Public Information in Bulgarian Language" was held in Dimitrovgrad, where the current state of information in that language was discussed, along with strategic plans for information dissemination in Bulgarian, the importance and financing of such media, their position, and the practices of other minority media. One of the main conclusions of the gathering is that there are many challenges in this field, with issues of financing, journalist safety, and objective reporting remaining at the forefront.

The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has requested from the editorial office of KRIK an audio recording of the conversation between Sten Miler, the CEO of United Group, and Vladimir Lučić, the director of Telekom Srbija, in which Lučić can be heard stating that President Aleksandar Vučić requested the dismissal of the director of United Media, under whose management the media outlets N1, Nova S, Danas, and Radar operate.

A meeting of authorized proposers of candidates for members of the REM Council from the group of journalistic associations, during which a joint proposal for two candidates from this category to enter the parliamentary procedure will be established, will be held on Monday, October 20, in the National Assembly (Kralja Milana 14, green salon).

At the regional SafeJournalists conference "Journalism Under Attack: An Era of Unfreedom and the Resilience of the Profession," held from September 29 to October 1, 2025, in Belgrade, the Declaration on Enhancing the Safety of Female Journalists in the Western Balkans was adopted.

"The reaction of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to the situation regarding the media in Serbia should be serious, and that is what we demanded in the letter sent to her during her visit to Belgrade," says Maja Sever, President of the European Federation of Journalists, to N1.

What else needs to happen to journalists in Serbia for the European Commission to react in a country where the level of violence against journalists is incomparable to any member state of the European Union, as claimed by the most prominent European media organizations? Will the President of the European Commission explain this to us tomorrow at the press conference?

A round table titled “SLAPP Lawsuits and the Legal Framework in Serbia: The Need for Protection of Freedom of Expression” was held today at the premises of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) in Novi Sad. The event was organized by the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) and the organization Partners Serbia.

The National Working Group to Combat SLAPPs strongly condemns the new, third lawsuit filed by Judge Dušanka Đorđević of the Belgrade Court of Appeals against the journalists of KRIK and their database "Prosudi ko sudi."