Announcements

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the obstruction of journalist Vuk Mladenović from Glas Šumadije and television Nova's reporter Isidora Kovačević, who were reporting yesterday on the arrival and departure of supporters and activists of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) at a rally in Belgrade.

Journalistic and media associations from the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists have submitted an amendment to the criminal complaint against the Center for Social Stability due to the recent threats directed at Veran Matić, the President of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM).

During her visit to the European Commission, Ana Brnabić stated that she had requested a meeting with the media platform of the Council of Europe to explain the issues regarding media freedom in Serbia.

The Higher Court in Belgrade has convicted Milorad Šešum for making death threats against journalist and president of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) Ana Lalić Hegediš two years ago on the social media platform Facebook.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the unjust detention of photojournalist Gavrilo Andrić in Loznica while performing his work duties, the rough treatment he received at the police station, and demands that the police urgently establish accountability for the officers involved in this incident.

The Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) made a decision at its last meeting to admit 17 new members, specifically media outlets.

The correspondent of the renowned French newspaper Le Figaro, Milica Čubrilo Filipović, received information at the beginning of January that her collaboration had been terminated. As the reason, a responsible individual at this media house stated that the former ambassador of France in Belgrade, now a senior official at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pointed out to the company Dassault, the manufacturer of Rafale aircraft and one of the owners of Le Figaro, that “they have a correspondent in Belgrade who is politically active,” that she was a minister and ambassador, and that this made the collaboration unacceptable (according to the previous director of Le Figaro).

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Zrenjanin has filed criminal charges against Nemanja Šarović, the president of the movement "Faith, Love, Hope," and a collaborator of KTV from this city, for the criminal offense of obstructing justice, which carries a prison sentence of six months to five years, as well as a monetary fine.

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.