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 In July 2025, the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) recorded 24 incidents that seriously threatened the safety of journalists and media workers. The majority of incidents pertained to threats against journalists and entire editorial teams, while physical assaults, particularly by police officers, were frequent and violent. Among the 24 incidents, 12 constituted serious threats to the lives and physical safety of journalists, and there were also 8 actual physical attacks on journalists reported. In addition, there were three other cases of different types of threats. These incidents testify to the increasing violence and intimidation faced by journalists, creating a serious security problem and jeopardizing media freedom in the country. These are data from the latest report on the state of media freedom in Serbia, which is part of the monthly newsletter of the SafeJournalists network, of which NUNS is a member. You can view the database of attacks on journalists on the SafeJournalists network website.

The research portal KRIK has published a new "Database of Politicians' Assets," which contains information about real estate (the specific addresses are not provided; only the street or area of the city is indicated, allowing readers to gain insight into their value), vehicles, and companies owned by current and former ministers and other officials, as well as data on how they acquired their movable and immovable property.

At the beginning of June, journalist Darko Gligorijević was placed under police detention due to suspicions that he violated Article 7 of the Law on Public Order and Peace during an incident that occurred in the Student City on June 5.

The First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office informed the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) yesterday that it has dismissed the criminal complaint against the member of the City Council of Belgrade, Slobodan Šolević, for threatening the journalist of the daily newspaper "Danas," Vojin Radovanović.

The SafeJournalists network strongly condemns the attack on journalist Darko Simić from “Politički globus” and demands that the police finally ensure the unobstructed work of journalists when reporting on events of public interest.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Bratu, stated that he is concerned about the escalation of threats and violence in recent weeks against certain journalists and media in Serbia.

Journalists and presenters, as well as female media workers in general, are often perceived in public more through their physical appearance than through the quality of their work. The female body is increasingly becoming a "public good," and the sexualization of female journalists is a social norm.

For the past three months, Niš TV, the newest television station in the Serbian media landscape, has been broadcasting on Telekom's cable platforms, but "illegally," meaning without the permission of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media. Telekom stated that they have temporarily "accommodated" the aforementioned channel, which has been running dirty campaigns against regime critics in a tabloid manner and violating all possible journalistic standards since its inception. This television station is predominantly owned by Alo Media System, which publishes the pro-regime tabloid Alo. The launch of Niš TV comes after local TV Belami, previously favorable to the SNS authorities, provided more media space for the opposition and protests, after which Telekom abruptly removed it from its cable offering, leaving it without funding from the local budget. Vidosav Radomirović, the owner of Belami, believes that he has angered the authorities and that they want to destroy him. However, he does not agree that Belami was ever a regime media outlet and refers to Niš TV as the "Ćaci television."

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia expresses concern regarding the actions of the police and the prosecutor's office towards the editor-in-chief of the YouTube channel "Slavija info," Ljubomir Stefanović, who was taken by police officers to the Voždovac Police Station after he posted on his account on the social network X, where he was subjected to a detention measure of up to 48 hours.