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“YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED A LONG TIME AGO WITH A MALLET TO THE HEAD, YOU DONKEY,” wrote a user under the name “Beli Bjelica” on the Facebook page of Insajder, beneath the announcement for the show “Press Don’t Shoot” and a brief statement by Vladimir Mitrić, a correspondent for Večernje novosti from Loznica. In the attachment, he spoke about what it’s like to work under police protection, his dedication to the profession, and the life of a journalist under constant threat.

Journalist of the bilingual portal Bečejski mozaik, Kristina Demeter Filipčev, received violent threats and messages of hanging, as well as disturbing messages, insults, hate speech, incitement of national hatred, brutal sexist threats and messages, and misogynistic content on the Facebook and Instagram pages of this portal following the report on the gathering titled "Parallel Actions in the Same Place in Bečej: Students Attracted Citizens, SNS Stands Empty."

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) calls on the relevant authorities to take immediate action regarding the horrifying threatening message received by N1 television journalist Danica Vučenić.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) strongly condemns the horrific death threats directed at the editor of the Rešetka portal from Leskovac, Dragan Marinković, via a video posted on the social network TikTok. It calls on the relevant authorities to urgently take action in prosecuting the perpetrator and to protect all employees in the editorial office of this local media outlet.

Photographer and freelance journalist Marko Dragoslavić reported today receiving new death threats while covering illegal construction in Belgrade, after which the police apprehended the perpetrator.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) considers the decision to prohibit journalists from reporting on the election of the president of the Kula municipality to be unacceptable and undemocratic. It calls on the authorities of that local government to grant access to the meeting for all accredited media and journalists.

The editorial team of the "Mašina" portal received a message on social media threatening them with death, which was immediately reported to the contact points for journalist safety and the Special Department for the Fight Against High-Tech Crime of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) urges all journalists, photo reporters, cameramen, and other media workers to report to the Safe Line at 0800 100 115 on Saturday, May 23, if there are any instances of interference with their work or threats to their safety during the coverage of the student protest in Belgrade.

We express great concern that the potential sale of the last independent media outlets in Serbia to Alpac Capital represents a direct and inevitable threat to media freedoms in Serbia and the Western Balkans.