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June 19, 2025

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) strongly condemns the new threats directed at the editorial staff of the Radar portal, which were left in the form of comments on the website, and which represent a serious threat to the safety of journalists and an attempt to intimidate the editorial team due to its work in the public interest.

Stop the persecution of journalists: Who has been fired for expressing their opinions?
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Stop the persecution of journalists: Who has been fired for expressing their opinions?

June 19, 2025

We gather to stand in solidarity against the persecution of journalists in Serbia.

Marija Šehić on her dismissal from Euronews: I was fired for political reasons.
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Marija Šehić on her dismissal from Euronews: I was fired for political reasons.

June 19, 2025

Journalist Marija Šehić believes that the reasons for her dismissal from the television station Juronjuz are political and notes that the pressure on employees at that media outlet began in the fall of last year, intensifying after the collapse of the awning at the Novi Sad railway station.

Commissioner for the Protection of Equality: Competition for the Media Award
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Commissioner for the Protection of Equality: Competition for the Media Award

June 19, 2025

On the occasion of November 16th, the International Day for Tolerance, the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Serbia, is organizing the competition for the Annual Media Award for the best media articles and contributions on the topic of combating discrimination and promoting equality and tolerance for the tenth time.

SafeJournalists and MFRR: The selection of members for the media regulatory body in Serbia has once again undermined the reforms demanded by the EU.
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SafeJournalists and MFRR: The selection of members for the media regulatory body in Serbia has once again undermined the reforms demanded by the EU.

June 19, 2025

The process of appointing new members of the media regulator council has once again been conducted in a non-transparent and discriminatory manner.

Jelka Jovanović on REM: Withdraw the competition and announce a new one – which would comply with the law.
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Jelka Jovanović on REM: Withdraw the competition and announce a new one – which would comply with the law.

June 19, 2025

Journalist Jelka Jovanović says that one should not be naïve and believe that the previous call for members of the REM Council was withdrawn due to students and the blockade of Radio-Television of Serbia, and that this was merely an excuse. For her, the solution lies in withdrawing the current call and announcing a new one.

Commissioner: Unacceptable amount of hate speech in public – both from institutions and on national frequencies.
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Commissioner: Unacceptable amount of hate speech in public – both from institutions and on national frequencies.

June 18, 2025

The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Janković, today highlighted the unacceptable prevalence of hate speech, degrading and insulting behavior, as well as other forms of inappropriate discourse in the domestic public and political sphere.

Hungary: The Foreign Agents Law Delayed, but Orban's Government Does Not Back Down
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Hungary: The Foreign Agents Law Delayed, but Orban's Government Does Not Back Down

June 18, 2025

The Serbian government wants to catch up with its counterparts in Hungary by adopting their recipes. But it all depends on the Serbian people. If you allow them to follow the Hungarian model, you will lose, and then it will take you decades to return to a normal, democratic path, says Laslo M. Lengiel, president of the Hungarian Journalists' Union, for Cenzolovka.

Media laws adopted – still lacking protection of public interest in public procurement and electoral campaigns.
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Media laws adopted – still lacking protection of public interest in public procurement and electoral campaigns.

June 18, 2025

Journalistic and media organizations, along with unions, express deep concern over the manner in which the process of amending three key media laws – the Law on Public Information and Media (ZJIM), the Law on Electronic Media (ZEM), and the Law on Public Media Services (ZJMS) – was carried out, which was adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on Monday, June 16, 2025.