Announcements

After years of smear campaigns, stigmatization, accusations of treason and mercenarism, as well as a series of brutal, "radically radical" slanders, there was an attempt at execution. Terrorists set off two bombs under the window of the room where journalist Dejan Anastasijević was sleeping with his wife on the night of April 13-14, 2007. One bomb exploded and damaged the other. Shrapnel was scattered throughout the apartment, but, thanks to the position of the bed, they did not hit the target.

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Vranje dismissed the criminal charge for violent behavior filed against the director of the Public Utility Company "Komrad" from Vranje, Zoran Dimitrijević, who attacked journalist Jelena Stojković on July 22, 2025, in front of witnesses while she was performing her journalistic duties reporting for "Večernje novosti" from the fire at the "Meteris" landfill in Vranje.

On Good Friday, while eggs are being dyed, it is important to remember the victims. During an attack by the ruling party's thugs, who targeted them specifically, there was an attempted murder of journalist Lazar Dinić and severe beating of photographer Zorica Popović and journalist Ivan Bjelić in Šarbanovac near Bor, while they were professionally covering the local elections on March 29.

The Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) made a decision at its last meeting to accept nine new members, specifically media outlets.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) has sent official letters to the local governments of Dimitrovgrad, Čajetina, and Svrljig requesting the annulment of the decisions regarding the appointment of committees for project evaluation within the grants for co-financing media content. This request is based on the fact that Slavoljub Ristić, who holds a public office, was selected in all three cases. The letter was also addressed to the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, urging the removal of this candidate's name from the Unified Information System (JIS) so that the authorities issuing the grants cannot select him again.

The President of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, wrote to the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the OSCE, and the European Court of Human Rights regarding the statement made by the Minister of Information and Telecommunications of Serbia, Boris Bratina, that students "are not aware that the police have the right to beat and kill them."

When a birthday coincides with a situation where existence is threatened, as is the case with IN Media from Inđija, a formal greeting becomes a recognition of professionalism and perseverance in journalistic work for the benefit of the public interest of citizens.

Journalistic and media associations and unions are warning the domestic and international public about the dramatic escalation of pressures and attempts to completely take over independent media in Serbia.

Representatives of the journalistic part of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG) held a meeting in which they summarized their work and experiences from the field during the elections held in ten local self-governments on March 29.