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It is unacceptable for the police to prevent journalists from recording them while intervening against citizens in public spaces. Reporting from protests and documenting the actions of citizens and police forces are in the public interest. Clearly marked journalists on assignment must have the status of official representatives, emphasize the editorial team of Zoomer following a series of attacks on their female journalists.

The group Journalists Against Violence Against Women strongly condemns the public display and commentary on intimate photographs of Faculty of Political Sciences student Nikolina Sinđelić during a live broadcast on TV Informer by the editor-in-chief and responsible editor Dragan J. Vučićević. This act constitutes a serious violation of the rights to privacy, dignity, and protection from secondary victimization, and is in direct contradiction not only to the professional code but also to the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Serbia.

The International and European Federation of Journalists have called on the police in Serbia to immediately stop the violence against journalists and to protect them while reporting on conflicts during the protests.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the new threats directed at the editorial office of television N1, which were sent again yesterday, this time from a single IP address, using multiple fake accounts that, according to all indications, are operated by the same individual.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the new threats and attacks on journalists in Serbia, which clearly demonstrate that their safety is seriously endangered.

The editorial board of the weekly Vreme has assessed that the recent statements made by Health Minister Zlatibor Lončar endanger the safety of their editorial team, as well as their colleagues from N1, Nova S, and Danas, and that these statements "prove that he is unworthy of public office."

The Chairman of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), Veran Matić, stated that journalists have become a serious target during protests and demonstrations.

Supporters of the Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade charged at the gathered journalists, chasing them down Birčaninova Street while shouting, "Now film this," reports a journalist from the Zoomer portal.

The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, has assessed that the reports of violence during the recent protests in Serbia are very concerning.