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Journalism Under Attack from Authorities: "We have not had a situation where journalists are called terrorists until now."
"Attacks on independent media in Serbia are becoming increasingly brutal. The government is completely unconcerned about what the EU will say; it seems to mock the EU. The EU either lacks the strength or the political will to defend and strengthen media pluralism in Serbia," says Maja Sever, President of the European Federation of Journalists, for N1. Rade Đurić, a lawyer at the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia, notes that there has never been such a high number of recorded attacks on journalists, and we have especially never had a case where journalists and media outlets are referred to as terrorists, a statement made by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
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NUNS and Civic Initiatives awarded Šapić the recognition for being the European record holder in initiating SLAPP lawsuits.
Today, the Mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, was presented with "awards" - left at the entrance to the City Assembly - declaring him the leading promoter of SLAPP lawsuits in Europe.
"Soon you will be burned": Horrific threats directed at the N1 editorial office.
The N1 editorial team has received a large number of heinous and brutal threats in recent days.
The editorial team of Glasa Zaječara is asking why and under whose orders the recording of Miljko Stojanović's yard and Anđela Risantijević's apartment is being carried out?
In recent weeks, several citizens of Zaječar have reported seeing drones in their immediate vicinity and in their backyards, as well as near their apartments. According to the claims made by the citizens, the drones were recording them and their immediate surroundings. To our knowledge, there has been no response from the police regarding the submitted reports.
Committee for Culture and Information on Candidates for the REM Council: Who Passed and Who Was Rejected?
The Committee of the Assembly of Serbia for Culture and Information has today approved the proposal for the list of candidates for members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM), which was put forward by associations aimed at promoting freedom of expression. The candidates are Antonela Riha, Jasmina Ninković, and Rodoljub Šabić.
Dimitrovgrad: Critical reporting is undesirable in local media competitions.
The editorial team of FAR, a bilingual internet portal from Dimitrovgrad that publishes information in Bulgarian and Serbian, is primarily funded through foreign donations, as our projects do not succeed in local and national competitions due to our critical reporting, said Danijela Apostolov Videnov, a journalist for the portal.
Yettel has not yet included N1 and Nova in its offerings, although it has announced that it will do so by the end of June.
June has passed, and N1 and Nova are still not available in the offering of the cable operator Yettel – even though this company had set a deadline for the end of last month.
MFRR calls on Vučić to cease attacks on journalists and for the EU to respond more decisively.
MFRR condemns the recent public accusation by President Vučić, who referred to the reporting of television stations Nova S and N1 as "pure terrorism." Our organizations, which recently conducted a media freedom mission in Serbia, urge the president to immediately cease the use of such dangerous rhetoric against the media.
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