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Attacks on journalists and independent media outlets in Serbia have escalated over the past year, United Nations experts warned today, calling on the government to end the impunity of those responsible for these criminal acts.

The Committee of the Assembly of Serbia for Culture and Information did not adopt the list of candidates for the election of a member of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) from the ranks of national minorities. However, the proposal by Committee member Nebojša Bakarec from the Serbian Progressive Party was accepted, requesting the nominator to supplement the documentation for candidate Sreten Jovanović within the next seven days. The other candidate for the national councils' member of the REM Council is Ištvan Bodžoni.

Every other female journalist in Serbia has experienced sexual harassment, with 50 percent of the incidents involving colleagues, it was said today at the round table "Protection of Female Journalists Reporting on Corruption and Violence," where it was emphasized that reporting from the field has been extremely dangerous over the past year.

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) submitted a complaint yesterday to the Internal Control Sector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) regarding the conduct of police officers from the MUP who did not respond adequately when journalist Marko Čonjagić from FoNet was attacked.

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) protests that the draft budget for 2026 proposed by the Municipality of Bečej allocates all 10 million designated for information to be paid for "contract services."

The budget of Serbia for the year 2026 allocates 62.3 million dinars more for project co-financing of media content at the national level compared to this year.

The Municipality of Inđija has allocated more than 32 million dinars for media content in its proposed budget for 2026, while lawyers and auditors warn that in previous years, most of the funds were distributed non-transparently, outside of a competitive process, and without clear reporting.

At the third hearing regarding the lawsuit filed by the company "Starting" (the first was postponed due to the absence of the company's director), Judge Sonja Kusturić issued a judgment of acquittal for KRIK journalist Sofia Bogosavljev.

The Basic Court in Niš found two attackers on N1 correspondent from Niš, Milan Stojanović, guilty and fined them a monetary penalty of 30,000 dinars each.