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The siege of KRIK shows no signs of weakening this month. Yesterday, a hearing was held regarding the lawsuit for damages filed by Jelena Tanasković, accused in the case of the canopy collapse in Novi Sad that resulted in the deaths of 16 citizens. She is seeking 1 million dinars for emotional distress; in a few days, there will be a hearing in the proceedings where she is claiming the same amount in damages. The day after that, there will be civil proceedings based on the lawsuit from Judge Dušanka Đorđević and her husband, attorney Aleksandar Đorđević, who are demanding 760,000 dinars in compensation. At the end of the month, there will be a hearing regarding the third lawsuit from Koluvija. Imagine a newsroom with no more than ten journalists who must devote immense time and resources to pursuing legal actions because of their revelations.

**Author: Veran Matić**

The operator Orion Telekom has discontinued the N1 service from its offering, despite the contract being valid until the end of March 2024, and users were informed half an hour before the discontinuation. The owner of Orion Telekom, Slobodan Đinović, is not responding to calls from N1 journalists.

If, in the next year, the residents of Kragujevac are informed about local events according to the way funds from the city budget designated for public information are distributed, they will mostly receive biased news about the Serbian Progressive Party and its satellites.

After the collapse of the canopy on November 1, 2024, the largest and most persistent uprising of citizens and students began – protests that have been ongoing for over six months. This is likely a period in which it is clear that there are two Serbias, as well as two types of journalists.

The process of amending and supplementing three media laws, which should soon be presented to the National Assembly, has been marked by serious deficiencies and shortcomings, not only regarding the procedure but also concerning the content itself, assess the interlocutors of our portal. It is emphasized that everything has transpired with significant delays, there was a lack of public debate on the Law on Electronic Media and the Law on Public Information and Media, while the Law on Public Media Services did not close the space for political financing.

"I either suggest replacing this government or that journalists arm themselves and be deployed in special units," humorously replies journalist Nedim Sejdinović when asked how to escape the current situation in which Serbia leads in the number of attacks on journalists, while simultaneously being at the bottom of the rankings for press freedoms in all reports from domestic and international journalistic organizations.

The General Assembly of the European Federation of Journalists, held on June 3, 2025, in Budapest, adopted a resolution expressing serious concern over the increasing frequency of attacks, threats, and pressures on journalists in Serbia. The resolution was proposed by the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) and the Trade Union of Culture, Arts, and Media "Nezavisnost."

The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) calls on the President of the Municipality of Despotovac, Zlatko Marjanović, to withdraw the Decision to suspend the Competition for co-financing media content production projects, as it is not in accordance with the Law on Public Information and Media and the Regulation on Co-Financing Projects for Achieving Public Interest in the Field of Public Information.

I am addressing the European Commission, the OSCE, and the governments of the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Norway… You are accused not only of financing a "colored revolution" in Serbia but also of having your intelligence services actively working against the authorities in Serbia and the Center for Social Stability, which in its video pamphlets identifies itself with the state and national interests.

Author: Veran Matić