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Serbia: Impunity continues for assassination attempt on journalist Dejan Anastasijević

This article, republished by IPI, was written by Serbian journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Veran Matić, chair …

Slavko Ćuruvija: impunity of the deep state in the case of murdered journalists in Serbia

24 years after the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, the perpetrators are still unpunished in Serbia. Although there is …

Last year, almost 1,200 manipulations and disinformation were on the front pages of five newspapers

Last year, Informer had the most manipulative news – disinformation, biased or claims for which there was no evidence …

Partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform call on Russia to free Evan Gershkovich immediately

We partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform, a Europe-wide system of public alerts to …

Tabloid owner’s fine paid

The sum that pro-regime tabloid owner Dragan J. Vucicevic was ordered by the court to pay as damages for …

Pro-regime tabloid owner chooses jail over fine

Pro-regime tabloid editor Dragan J. Vucicevic reported to the District Jail in Belgrade on Monday to serve a six …

Vucic: Informer editor refused my offer to pay his fine

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said that he begged the editor of the tabloid “Informer”, Dragan Vucicevic, not to go …

NEWS Belgrade Mayor Files Defamation Lawsuits Against BIRN

Aleksandar Sapic, the mayor of the Serbian capital of Belgrade, has filed two separate defamation lawsuits against BIRN Serbia, …

Republika Srpska, the criminalisation of defamation and the squeeze on media freedom

On March 23, the People’s Assembly of the Republika Srpska approved the bill on the amendments to the Criminal …

SLAPP in Bulgaria, record claim against Mediapool

One million leva (about 500,000 Euros): this is the record compensation   requested in court by the Bulgarian insurance company …