Announcements

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the incendiary statements made by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the Speaker of Parliament, Ana Brnabić, directed against the editorial team of N1 television. We remind that any defamation and targeting of the media by high-ranking government officials directly incites threats and attacks on journalists, which is unacceptable and intolerable in a democratic society.

For several weeks now, prosecutor Bojana Savović has been subjected to harassment through tabloids and from high-ranking officials, which increasingly represents a uniquely orchestrated campaign aimed at defamation, harassment, spreading falsehoods, and an attempt to halt the engagement of this honorable prosecutor.

In addition to numerous disturbing messages, Nenad Kulačin and Marko Vidojković received multiple death threats on their Instagram accounts.

Author: Veran Matić

The attacker on journalists in Novi Sad issued the most horrific threats to journalists Lazar Dinić and Ivan Bjelić from Revolt.

A group of journalists, clearly marked by their press vests, was reporting from the plaza in front of the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad when they were violently attacked by a group of assailants who had been organized and brought to the theater by the SNS.

During the protest held in Surdulica on February 14, freelance journalist Dejana Cvetković, a contributor to Vreme, Cenzolovka, Južne vesti, Tampon zona, and other media outlets, was continuously obstructed by demonstrators who prevented her from recording the event, shouting that "only she cannot film them." They threatened to confiscate and break her mobile phone, which is her essential working tool, and warned her that they would sue her if she published any footage or photographs.

Journalistic and media associations are concerned about the ongoing campaign against journalists from professional and critical media, which involves the creation and publication of lists on social media by the Center for Social Stability and the announcement of the continuation of the series "Evil Era" directed by this organization.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the latest threats received by journalists of the weekly magazine Radar through the comments section on their portal. The threat was reported to the Prosecutor's Office for High-Tech Crime by Veran Matić, President of the ANEM Board, member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and operator of the Safe Line for Journalists at 0800 100 115.