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The EU demands full respect for media freedoms from Serbia, said the spokesperson for the President of the European Commission, Paola Pinjo, at an official briefing of the institution. She responded to a question from N1 regarding the letter we sent to EU institutions about the escalation of threats against journalists from our organization.

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) submitted comments to the Committee for Culture and Information regarding the Draft Report for the seven authorized proposers of members of the REM Council, stating that six of the proposed candidates do not meet the requirements for selection as members of the REM Council.

Inclusion of Veran Matić in the N1 Direktno program.

A letter to television N1, which threateningly recalls the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo editorial office, where 12 media workers were killed, represents an escalation of the brutal targeting campaign that the government has been conducting against critical media for years, especially in recent months.

Police officers did not act towards me in the line of duty; they kidnapped me because of my work, which revealed who wears the uniform that should represent honor, but for some, it seems to be an invitation to violence, says 22-year-old photographer Aleksa Stanković, who filmed police officers insulting girls, only to later be subjected to their abuse. Aleksa became known for a video that refuted the state's president's false claims that students had punched a police officer in the eye outside RTS.

Signed journalists and media freedom organizations express deep outrage over the new attacks on journalists across Serbia, many of which are carried out by state representatives and law enforcement officials. The state of emergency regarding media freedom in Serbia – as assessed by the MFRR Solidarity Mission in April – has not only continued but has drastically worsened at an alarming rate, despite our numerous warnings and recommendations.

We spoke with Bojan Elek, the project manager for the Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK). On May 21, 2025, this Serbian investigative media outlet received the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) certification, the second in the country after Istinomer. We asked Elek three questions about the significance of the JTI certification for KRIK.

After fourteen years of operation in the Balkans, the regional television project Al Jazeera Balkans is shutting down.