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The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation and the Coalition for Media Freedom have published two analyses examining the alignment of the legal and institutional framework in Serbia with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), as well as the possibilities for its implementation under the current circumstances.

Journalists reporting from war and crisis zones around the world typically wear visible insignia that distinguish them from soldiers and ordinary civilians. This is usually a bright yellow fluorescent vest marked with PRESS, which is visible from almost the Moon. This is designed to protect journalists, preventing snipers from targeting them or aggressors from attacking them under the belief that they are "warriors from another tribe." Furthermore, if a journalist is attacked, wounded, or – heaven forbid – loses their life, the perpetrators cannot claim that it was done accidentally or by mistake. The yellow vest is recommended by numerous international organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and international journalists' associations.

Veran Matić, the president of the ANEM Board of Directors and a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, stated to Insajder that he believes the situation regarding media safety and freedom of expression has significantly impacted the further deterioration of Serbia's position on the Freedom House list and in their assessments.

Former employees of B92 are sharing a video on social media in which they condemn the threats received by Veran Matić, the president of the Managing Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, accompanied by the message "Veran Matić is not alone."

The National Working Group for the Fight Against SLAPP expresses serious concern regarding the private criminal lawsuit filed by the company "Millennium Team" against N1 journalist Maja Nikolić, seeking a prison sentence of up to one year for what they claim in the lawsuit to be the criminal offense of damaging business reputation and creditworthiness related to an article about the purchase of the "Jugoslavija" hotel and state subsidies.

"I perceive the threats from the Center for Social Stability as death threats," says Veran Matić, the president of the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), in an interview with Danas.

The system of project co-financing for media content, which is intended to ensure media pluralism and the production of content in the public interest, has, in practice, become one of the most controversial mechanisms for distributing public funds in Serbia over the past few years. Instead of supporting professional journalism, numerous competitions increasingly end up as a model of political allocation of funds, where the fate of hundreds of millions of dinars is decided by a small group of people who appear year after year in dozens of competition committees across the country.

For months, the authorities have been attacking Veran Matić, and the latest overt threat to his life came from the favorite child of the regime - the Center for Social Stability, stating: "If any of you see Veran Matić in the next month or two, tell him he is not the only (pseudo) journalist who has grown a beard and to be a little more patient; the continuation is coming soon."

During the past month, the Center for Social Stability, a non-governmental organization known for targeting independent journalists, has intensified its ongoing smear campaign against Veran Matic, the president of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and a member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) strongly condemns these shameful attacks and calls on the Serbian authorities to respond swiftly by initiating an investigation into the Center for Social Stability.