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IJAS: Urgently identify and sanction the author of threats directed at the weekly Radar newsroom

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the latest threats sent to journalists of the weekly Radar through comments posted on their website, which represent a direct threat...

SafeJournalists: Safety of Journalists and Media Workers Undermined at 10 February Tirana Protest — Shared Responsibility to Prevent Harm

The SafeJournalists Network expresses serious concern following the incident during the 10 February 2026 protest in Tirana in which Aldo Kashri, camera operator for News24, was severely endangered while covering...

SafeJournalists and EFJ: We Strongly Condemn Physical Attacks on Journalists in Republika Srpska

The SafeJournalists Network and The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) strongly condemn the recent physical attacks against journalists and media professionals in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which represent...

Albania: Democratic reform of public broadcaster RTSH remains only viable option

The undersigned Albanian and international media freedom and journalist organisations jointly call on the Albanian government to support the reform of the public service broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) through...

Coalition for Media Freedom: Stop Ominous Campaign Against Veran Matić

The Coalition for Media Freedom demands that the authorities immediately stop the intimidating and ominous media campaign being waged against Veran Matić, President of the Managing Board of the Association...

IJAS: The “Evil Age 2” campaign is spilling over into coordinated attacks – the state must respond

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the continuation of an organized campaign to discredit Veran Matić. Following the broadcast of content produced by the Center for Social...

IJAS: Immediate End to Threats to Safety, Obstruction, and Targeting of Journalists and Media

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the latest threats and targeting of journalists, as well as media outlets.   The President of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party,...

Journalistic and media associations within the Permanent Working Group (SRG): Through intimidating and fabricated claims, the Center for Social Stability is inciting a lynch against Veran Matić

Journalistic and media associations, members of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG), are alarmed and deeply disturbed by the screening of the propaganda film “Dark Times...

Coalition for Media Freedom: Professional Media Community is Not “Center of Power,” but Pillar of Democratic Society

The Coalition for Media Freedom expresses solidarity with and support for Veran Matić and other colleagues, associates, and collaborators who have been targeted in the piece Zlo doba 2: Stvaranje...

Renewed attacks on civil society are contradictory to Serbia’s European path

The National Convention on the European Union strongly condemns the publication of articles by pro-government tabloids that falsely and maliciously link the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, a member of...

Coalition for Media Freedom: Why hasn’t the APR media database still been harmonized with the law?

The Coalition for Media Freedom calls on the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications and the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR) to urgently align the Media Register with the Law on...

Amendments to Albania’s Criminal Code must be strengthened to ensure full decriminalisation of defamation

The undersigned organisations of the SafeJournalists Network, partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today stress that recent amendments to Albania’s Criminal Code, though positive,...