ANEM alarm: Police struck with a shield and seized the phone from journalist Vuk Cvijić.
During a police intervention in front of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, and despite being legitimized, Vuk Cvijić, a journalist for the weekly magazine Radar, was struck with a shield and elbow and pushed away on the evening of Wednesday, July 2nd. His phone was taken from him, even though he did not interfere with the police intervention, as evidenced by a video recording.
During that intervention, students, university professors, lawyers, and even a former Constitutional Court judge were beaten and arrested. There was no justification for the brutal intervention in front of the Faculty of Law. According to witnesses, the police did not act in prescribed, customary formations, but rather like a furious violent mob, beating everyone in their path, especially female and male students.
The constant excessive, unauthorized use of force against non-violent citizens and journalists is unacceptable and requires the prosecution of all those who exceed their authority.
Vera Matić, President of the ANEM Managing Board and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists
The "Violence Prevention and Journalist Protection System" project is implemented by ANEM in partnership with Insajder TV and the Center for the Development of Local Media, with the support of the European Union and the Balkan Fund for Democracy.
