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The editorial office of KRIK, the Network for Investigating Crime and Corruption, with 17 court proceedings, holds the record for the number of lawsuits with the characteristics of SLAPP, which aim to intimidate journalists, obstruct editorial work, and financially exhaust them. Such lawsuits, as is evident in the case of KRIK, are initiated by political powerful figures, companies, and individuals close to the top of the government, favorites of the authorities from the criminal milieu, judges, and lawyers.

The editorial team of IN Media from Inđija has been under attack since its inception. The editor-in-chief, Verica Marinčić, has been physically assaulted multiple times. She has been targeted by motorcyclists, attacked during protests, and physically removed from the city hall of Inđija. Threats and insults are a daily occurrence. There has even been an act of desecration of her mother's grave.

The editorial office of IN Media from Inđija has been under attack since its establishment. The editor-in-chief, Verica Marinčić, has been physically assaulted multiple times. She has been targeted by motorcyclists, attacked at protests, and physically ejected from the city hall of Inđija. Threats and insults are a daily occurrence, including the desecration of her mother's grave.

Journalists who report daily from protests, from the front lines of events, are exposed to police violence, harassment by the ruling party's security, and private security of public institutions. They face constant threats and insults and are sprayed with pepper spray.

Marko Marjanović addressed the public with a statement in which he stated that he has complied with all the measures mandated by the court up to today. During this time, his attorney has been denied the right to access the case file and receive any information regarding the charges brought against Marjanović by the prosecution. It is also noted that "the court has not responded to my attorney's request to review the validity of the imposed measure... The Constitutional Court has not addressed my request to postpone the enforcement of this measure since May 19, 2025... Due to all these shameful measures, my ability to function in society has been hindered, as well as my capacity to conduct my own business through which I support my family..."

The undersigned journalism and media organizations are concerned about the survival of the independent Inđija portal IN Media after the Appellate Court in Belgrade upheld the first-instance ruling of the Higher Court, which orders the editorial office to pay a total of 161,000 dinars in damages and legal costs, due to an article in which the media reported that the municipality of Inđija gifted honey for potency to children. This is the first ruling issued out of a total of 7 identical SLAPP lawsuits. We fear that the outcome in the other cases will be the same, which could lead to the shutdown of this independent media outlet.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the unacceptable death threats made by representatives of the SNS against a journalist from SOinfo.org in Sombor, following his parking in the "wrong" spot on Jorgovanska Street in Sombor.

It will soon be a full 20 years since Vladimir Mitrić, a correspondent for "Večernje novosti" from Loznica and Šabac, was attacked with a baton by a police officer from the Novi Beograd Police Station in front of his house, resulting in severe bodily injuries. This attack was very similar to the one in which Milan Pantić, Mitrić's colleague from Jagodina, was killed. Mitrić survived this incident by a mere miracle.

Cameraman Mirko Todorović, who was physically assaulted on November 5 in front of the SNS premises in Novi Sad, when he was taken down by wrestler Vuk Raonić from Novi Sad while filming the event, has filed a complaint with the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the dismissal of his criminal report by the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office, which was justified by stating that there are no grounds for suspicion that a criminal offense subject to prosecution ex officio has been committed, as confirmed by the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM).